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Here's a list of some of the genres covered in this wiki: [[Musique concrète]] [[Power Electronics]] [[Death Industrial]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[Noisecore]] [[Gorenoise]] [[Noisegrind]] [[Grindcore]] [[Powerviolence]] [[Cybergrind]] [[Nintendocore]] [[IDM]] [[Breakcore]] [[Flashcore]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[Gabber]] [[Terrorcore]] [[Speedcore]] [[Splittercore]] [[Extratone]] [[Supertone]] [[Hypertone]] 113752b3f17c22c07623bc321ad0406e29b45aab 24 18 2024-07-29T12:28:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ===Index=== ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[Power Electronics]] [[Death Industrial]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[Noisecore]] [[Gorenoise]] [[Noisegrind]] [[Grindcore]] [[Powerviolence]] [[Cybergrind]] [[Nintendocore]] [[IDM]] [[Breakcore]] [[Flashcore]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[Gabber]] [[Terrorcore]] [[Speedcore]] [[Splittercore]] [[Extratone]] [[Supertone]] [[Hypertone]] c5f4cc48caf683f404187ec74b901246c8cd1379 25 24 2024-07-29T12:29:15Z CY83RN0153 2 /* Index */ wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[Power Electronics]] [[Death Industrial]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[Noisecore]] [[Gorenoise]] [[Noisegrind]] [[Grindcore]] [[Powerviolence]] [[Cybergrind]] [[Nintendocore]] [[IDM]] [[Breakcore]] [[Flashcore]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[Gabber]] [[Terrorcore]] [[Speedcore]] [[Splittercore]] [[Extratone]] [[Supertone]] [[Hypertone]] b349a3c425ee4fa37fbc179781a38a298489dda3 26 25 2024-07-29T12:37:59Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Power Electronics]] [[Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Death Industrial]] [[Category: List of death industrial artists]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[Category: List of harsh noise artists]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[Category: List of harsh noise wall artists]] [[Noisecore]] [[Category: List of noisecore artists]] [[Gorenoise]] [[Category: List of gorenoise artists]] [[Noisegrind]] [[Category: list of noisegrind artists]] [[Grindcore]] [[Category: list of grindcore artists]] [[Powerviolence]] [[Category: list of powerviolence artists]] [[Cybergrind]] [[Category: list of cybergrind artists]] [[Nintendocore]] [[Category: list of nintendocore artists]] [[IDM]] [[Category: list of IDM artists]] [[Breakcore]] [[Category: list of breakcore artists]] [[Flashcore]] [[Category: list of flashcore artists]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[Category: list of digital hardcore artists]] [[Gabber]] [[Category: list of gabber artists]] [[Terrorcore]] [[Category: list of terrorcore artists]] [[Speedcore]] [[Category: list of speedcore artists]] [[Splittercore]] [[Category: list of splittercore artists]] [[Extratone]] [[Category: list of extratone artists]] [[Supertone]] [[Category: list of supertone artists]] [[Hypertone]] [[Category: list of hypertone artists]] b932ffb3e2b293bc0e7a61f45595f72a96783379 36 26 2024-07-29T14:18:58Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[:Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Power Electronics]] [[:Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Death Industrial]] [[:Category: List of death industrial artists]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[:Category: List of harsh noise artists]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[:Category: List of harsh noise wall artists]] [[Noisecore]] [[:Category: List of noisecore artists]] [[Gorenoise]] [[:Category: List of gorenoise artists]] [[Noisegrind]] [[:Category: list of noisegrind artists]] [[Grindcore]] [[:Category: list of grindcore artists]] [[Powerviolence]] [[:Category: list of powerviolence artists]] [[Cybergrind]] [[:Category: list of cybergrind artists]] [[Nintendocore]] [[:Category: list of nintendocore artists]] [[IDM]] [[:Category: list of IDM artists]] [[Breakcore]] [[:Category: list of breakcore artists]] [[Flashcore]] [[:Category: list of flashcore artists]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[:Category: list of digital hardcore artists]] [[Gabber]] [[:Category: list of gabber artists]] [[Terrorcore]] [[:Category: list of terrorcore artists]] [[Speedcore]] [[:Category: list of speedcore artists]] [[Splittercore]] [[:Category: list of splittercore artists]] [[Extratone]] [[:Category: list of extratone artists]] [[Supertone]] [[:Category: list of supertone artists]] [[Hypertone]] [[:Category: list of hypertone artists]] 2b7cf3fe3ce11808e528dd9b043f8e635133780a 37 36 2024-07-29T14:19:33Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[:Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Power Electronics]] [[:Category: List of musique concrète artists]] [[Death Industrial]] [[:Category: List of death industrial artists]] [[Harsh Noise]] [[:Category: List of harsh noise artists]] [[Harsh Noise Wall]] [[:Category: List of harsh noise wall artists]] [[Noisecore]] [[:Category: List of noisecore artists]] [[Gorenoise]] [[:Category: List of gorenoise artists]] [[Noisegrind]] [[:Category: list of noisegrind artists]] [[Grindcore]] [[:Category: list of grindcore artists]] [[Powerviolence]] [[:Category: list of powerviolence artists]] [[Cybergrind]] [[:Category: list of cybergrind artists]] [[Nintendocore]] [[:Category: list of nintendocore artists]] [[IDM]] [[:Category: list of IDM artists]] [[Breakcore]] [[:Category: list of breakcore artists]] [[Flashcore]] [[:Category: list of flashcore artists]] [[Digital Hardcore]] [[:Category: list of digital hardcore artists]] [[Gabber]] [[:Category: list of gabber artists]] [[Terrorcore]] [[:Category: list of terrorcore artists]] [[Speedcore]] [[:Category: list of speedcore artists]] [[Splittercore]] [[:Category: list of splittercore artists]] [[Extratone]] [[:Category: list of extratone artists]] [[Supertone]] [[:Category: list of supertone artists]] [[Hypertone]] [[:Category: list of hypertone artists]] 2a650ce412c8e184c39929953f9bc5c559fdf085 38 37 2024-07-29T14:21:43Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]] [[Power electronics]] [[Death industrial]] [[Harsh noise]] [[Harsh noise wall]] [[Noisecore]] [[Gorenoise]] [[Noisegrind]] [[Grindcore]] [[Powerviolence]] [[Cybergrind]] [[Nintendocore]] [[IDM]] [[Breakcore]] [[Flashcore]] [[Digital hardcore]] [[Gabber]] [[Terrorcore]] [[Speedcore]] [[Splittercore]] [[Extratone]] [[Supertone]] [[Hypertone]] a0599b43371f031813106cc122bb9207e3096f16 43 38 2024-07-29T14:29:23Z CY83RN0153 2 /* Genres */ wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]]<br /> [[Power electronics]]<br /> [[Death industrial]]<br /> [[Harsh noise]]<br /> [[Harsh noise wall]]<br /> [[Noisecore]]<br /> [[Gorenoise]]<br /> [[Noisegrind]]<br /> [[Grindcore]]<br /> [[Powerviolence]]<br /> [[Cybergrind]]<br /> [[Nintendocore]]<br /> [[IDM]]<br /> [[Breakcore]]<br /> [[Flashcore]]<br /> [[Digital hardcore]]<br /> [[Gabber]]<br /> [[Terrorcore]]<br /> [[Speedcore]]<br /> [[Splittercore]]<br /> [[Extratone]]<br /> [[Supertone]]<br /> [[Hypertone]] 9db17acb63748cb6bdf0c30cb8093e845b8e7e13 44 43 2024-07-29T14:29:38Z CY83RN0153 2 /* Genres */ wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]]<br /> [[Power electronics]]<br /> [[Death industrial]]<br /> [[Harsh noise]]<br /> [[Harsh noise wall]]<br /> [[Noisecore]]<br /> [[Gorenoise]]<br /> [[Noisegrind]]<br /> [[Grindcore]]<br /> [[Powerviolence]]<br /> [[Cybergrind]]<br /> [[Nintendocore]]<br /> [[IDM]]<br /> [[Breakcore]]<br /> [[Flashcore]]<br /> [[Digital hardcore]]<br /> [[Gabber]]<br /> [[Terrorcore]]<br /> [[Speedcore]]<br /> [[Splittercore]]<br /> [[Extratone]]<br /> [[Supertone]]<br /> [[Hypertone]]<br /> e376edb01105f3e13d9054f907756467250cb86b 45 44 2024-07-29T14:30:50Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Genres== [[Musique concrète]]<br /> [[Power electronics]]<br /> [[Death industrial]]<br /> [[Harsh noise]]<br /> [[Harsh noise wall]]<br /> [[Noisecore]]<br /> [[Gorenoise]]<br /> [[Noisegrind]]<br /> [[Grindcore]]<br /> [[Powerviolence]]<br /> [[Cybergrind]]<br /> [[Nintendocore]]<br /> [[IDM]]<br /> [[Breakcore]]<br /> [[Flashcore]]<br /> [[Digital hardcore]]<br /> [[Gabber]]<br /> [[Terrorcore]]<br /> [[Speedcore]]<br /> [[Splittercore]]<br /> [[Extratone]]<br /> [[Supertone]]<br /> [[Hypertone]]<br /> [[:Category: Artists by genre]] 4b59c2d8b6ec243a7f402ea7101eecaa8d2e2388 0 2 3 2024-07-28T22:17:16Z MeZzu 4 Created page with "Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese noise artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre Harsh Noise Wall. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as free jazz. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980." wikitext text/x-wiki Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese noise artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre Harsh Noise Wall. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as free jazz. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. cf0cf80c46a20deae94d691603232f9906626294 4 3 2024-07-28T22:19:10Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese noise artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre Harsh Noise Wall. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as free jazz. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has dadaist influences. {{Infobox musical artist | name = Merzbow | image = Merzbow at Issue Room Project.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = yes | alt = Akita stands behind a folding table covered in laptops and cords with green lighting on the walls behind. | caption = Masami Akita performing live at [[ISSUE Project Room]] in 2010 | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | genre = {{hlist|[[Noise music|Noise]]|[[Industrial music|industrial]]|[[Ambient music|ambient]]|[[free improvisation]]}} | years_active = {{start date|1979}}–present | label = {{flatlist| * Lowest Music & Arts * ZSF Produkt * [[Alchemy Records (Japan)|Alchemy]] * [[Alien8 Recordings|Alien8]] * Blosloming Noise * [[Cold Spring (label)|Cold Spring]] * Dirter Promotions * [[Extreme Records|Extreme]] * [[Important Records|Important]] * [[Relapse Records|Relapse]] * [[RRRecords|RRR]] * [[Soleilmoon Recordings|Soleilmoon]] * [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]] }} 98cac16fdeae5f368a87f92f1a8e4b5e828154ab 5 4 2024-07-28T22:22:27Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese noise artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre Harsh Noise Wall. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as free jazz. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has dadaist influences. a4f78785f4842f80aa2f55d31a60177ad58d88f3 6 5 2024-07-28T22:45:29Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise Wall]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]] = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] a7de4472b853dfb3ba586b98919a6c6c4ff82027 7 6 2024-07-28T23:18:31Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise Wall]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = ffe90f16ea77f6925404545aa96adae8ee809e0a 9 7 2024-07-28T23:22:57Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = 7596ed7a5879eaee20a27a22ff309ad612011f17 12 9 2024-07-28T23:52:30Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPhSJJKG8A Link] More to be added later. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = 8146076ece42463cea0c8632899be968bf5caa29 0 3 8 2024-07-28T23:20:58Z MeZzu 4 Created page with "Dadaism, also known as Dada, was an art movement that formed during the second world war. Birthed from a negative reaction to war, the art is often nonsensical, often reflecting the nonsensical nature of war" wikitext text/x-wiki Dadaism, also known as Dada, was an art movement that formed during the second world war. Birthed from a negative reaction to war, the art is often nonsensical, often reflecting the nonsensical nature of war 7cdd6a2af869a4a554c60b01c4abd5396ff78ef5 0 4 10 2024-07-28T23:33:23Z MeZzu 4 Created page with "= About = Pulse demon is an [[Harsh Noise]] album released by [[Merzbow]] on 28 May 1996. = Tracklist = 1. Woodpecker No. 1 - 6:43 2. Woodpecker No. 2 - 3:37 3. Spiral Blast - 4:30 4. My Station Rock - 4:54 5. Ultra Marine Blues - 11:29 6. Tokyo Times Ten - 11:08 7. Yellow Hyper Balls - 24:43 8. Worms Plastic Earthbound - 6:03 You can listen to the album here! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link]" wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Pulse demon is an [[Harsh Noise]] album released by [[Merzbow]] on 28 May 1996. = Tracklist = 1. Woodpecker No. 1 - 6:43 2. Woodpecker No. 2 - 3:37 3. Spiral Blast - 4:30 4. My Station Rock - 4:54 5. Ultra Marine Blues - 11:29 6. Tokyo Times Ten - 11:08 7. Yellow Hyper Balls - 24:43 8. Worms Plastic Earthbound - 6:03 You can listen to the album here! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] 96e745629ba127fceca329d15e0467a6ca3c3050 11 10 2024-07-28T23:35:16Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Pulse demon is an [[Harsh Noise]] album released by [[Merzbow]] on 28 May 1996. It is one of the most popular examples of [[Harsh Noise]]. = Tracklist = 1. Woodpecker No. 1 - 6:43 <br> 2. Woodpecker No. 2 - 3:37 <br> 3. Spiral Blast - 4:30 <br> 4. My Station Rock - 4:54 <br> 5. Ultra Marine Blues - 11:29 <br> 6. Tokyo Times Ten - 11:08 <br> 7. Yellow Hyper Balls - 24:43 <br> 8. Worms Plastic Earthbound - 6:03 <br> You can listen to the album here! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] 8ac1ef29529bcbad93a719a6392a224983e34087 13 11 2024-07-29T11:34:10Z CY83RN0153 2 /* About */ wikitext text/x-wiki = About = Pulse demon is a [[Harsh Noise]] album released by [[Merzbow]] on 28 May 1996. It is one of the most popular examples of [[Harsh Noise]]. = Tracklist = 1. Woodpecker No. 1 - 6:43 <br> 2. Woodpecker No. 2 - 3:37 <br> 3. Spiral Blast - 4:30 <br> 4. My Station Rock - 4:54 <br> 5. Ultra Marine Blues - 11:29 <br> 6. Tokyo Times Ten - 11:08 <br> 7. Yellow Hyper Balls - 24:43 <br> 8. Worms Plastic Earthbound - 6:03 <br> You can listen to the album here! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] 4b8a3a0f675eb54ca9c510925f3b5ba96b42ac7c 0 5 19 2024-07-29T12:19:59Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most su..." wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. a855fa6ca4230dd3c9ea3a220d79aa40d7b08914 20 19 2024-07-29T12:20:54Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. a551a3f5fe5479d9782d8905cd0c00ae16f0cc5c 21 20 2024-07-29T12:24:00Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. 7fca97b221c72e110ac36033ae44d805ef9bdbcc 22 21 2024-07-29T12:24:56Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. 2019676e147324504259f6948427cd9e99518cd6 23 22 2024-07-29T12:26:19Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. b2fce1f541ed3180fc197a64fa37abc2f92b564a 30 23 2024-07-29T14:10:42Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. [[Category: cybergrind artists]] 28c4859485bc6445265284118cce187b8fd8ca71 31 30 2024-07-29T14:11:23Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. [[Category: List of cybergrind artists]] 2df989da974c1b2cd46242501479ca8cb813fe37 35 31 2024-07-29T14:15:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. b2fce1f541ed3180fc197a64fa37abc2f92b564a 39 35 2024-07-29T14:22:18Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. [[:Category: List of cybergrind artists]] d476e5549c12d5ec414b478498fffe0573ced433 40 39 2024-07-29T14:23:00Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== [[:Category: List of cybergrind artists]] One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. 550241319f1fcbc79d110c31b11315de8a404a2c 53 40 2024-07-29T14:42:28Z CY83RN0153 2 /* Examples */ wikitext text/x-wiki Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== [[:Category: Cybergrind artists]] One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. 7e7b2700d745c245bddd7ab0e89671fdbdc2ff36 0 7 28 2024-07-29T13:33:08Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed..." wikitext text/x-wiki CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== c9287c44c15826809f3a7ee83398a59ab0dc797f 29 28 2024-07-29T13:33:33Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== 257ec12ef3b5f2472b9b639c119943fa6d98094b 51 29 2024-07-29T14:38:51Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== 1231f905a51cf374d7439ba0c77b2afde4976f74 0 8 47 2024-07-29T14:33:19Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 14 9 48 2024-07-29T14:34:29Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "This is a list of [[cybergrind]] artists" wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of [[cybergrind]] artists 0e3d00b5215afcd3894aa7b9860d4b29888a76a3 49 48 2024-07-29T14:34:45Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of [[cybergrind]] artists. 91282d1ac209fc08f58ce7421572355a6b348daf 54 49 2024-07-29T14:43:06Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of [[cybergrind]] artists. [[Category: Artists by genre]] 67ed334237a1a4403e069e408c71b7b81120e988 55 54 2024-07-29T14:43:44Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[cybergrind]] artists. 00a3fc1ebe320e9fb447006a63656616723e7490 0 10 50 2024-07-29T14:38:24Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 14 11 52 2024-07-29T14:41:07Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "This is a list of artists divided into genres." wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of artists divided into genres. 8ff4c7bef0081ab3e5d02dceb09ab150bb84cde0 0 12 56 2024-07-29T14:50:23Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 0 13 57 2024-07-29T14:51:39Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 0 14 58 2024-07-29T14:52:34Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 0 15 59 2024-07-29T14:53:11Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] 8413cd767ee00d17beee87080493ad149c11a62b 0 16 60 2024-07-29T14:53:49Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] 05b3881b5ebb821a79a3ffd6dc8c7cf7220c16b3 14 17 61 2024-07-29T14:54:46Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of speedcore artists" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of speedcore artists 477a62fc5ec554f87f91678635aaed293f3301d0 65 61 2024-07-29T14:56:11Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of speedcore artists. 51dbf8686743f5cec18d4efc56ddf9b0a3315c82 97 65 2024-07-29T15:06:21Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[speedcore]] artists. 8fcfd6ee4be04673dd2f4112e82e9b37235e9a1f 0 10 62 50 2024-07-29T14:55:08Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] 05b3881b5ebb821a79a3ffd6dc8c7cf7220c16b3 14 18 63 2024-07-29T14:55:28Z Snare 5 Created page with "Merzbow Einstürzende Neubauten" wikitext text/x-wiki Merzbow Einstürzende Neubauten d5418f8124f7a71224aeffff62835b98c3db837a 0 2 64 12 2024-07-29T14:55:48Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPhSJJKG8A Link] More to be added later. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = ef7ead79940a95be76c44a4d46578824234bc35c 14 19 66 2024-07-29T14:56:29Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of harsh noise artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of harsh noise artists. 0e6d125bea8c0a3756db73c705112fe791cbd0fe 96 66 2024-07-29T15:05:51Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[harsh noise]] artists. 6b2621b15102663a2ca64322201199724ca461b0 0 7 67 51 2024-07-29T14:57:21Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== 1e6bbe2622c9301d8fa0c7c4e31c24d427f3901d 100 67 2024-07-29T15:21:29Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing [[drum and bass]] and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== 5579e071985711f22d602d884f4cc4447602299a 0 20 68 2024-07-29T14:58:52Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genre]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genre]] e7ade89222792b2e86376569716db3c4a0495b87 70 68 2024-07-29T14:59:28Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 21 69 2024-07-29T14:59:00Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genre]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genre]] e7ade89222792b2e86376569716db3c4a0495b87 71 69 2024-07-29T14:59:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 22 72 2024-07-29T14:59:53Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 23 73 2024-07-29T15:00:35Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 24 74 2024-07-29T15:00:37Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 25 75 2024-07-29T15:00:39Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 26 76 2024-07-29T15:00:43Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 27 77 2024-07-29T15:01:00Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 28 78 2024-07-29T15:01:02Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 29 79 2024-07-29T15:01:02Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 5 80 53 2024-07-29T15:01:05Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] Cybergrind is a combination of [[grindcore]] with different types of electronic music such as [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] or [[breakcore]] that originated in the 90's. ==Examples== [[:Category: Cybergrind artists]] One of the earliest examples of cybergrind is the band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], which formed in 1994 and is still active to this day. You can't mention cybergrind without bringing up [[The Berzerker]], a band that has been combining [[death metal]], [[speedcore]], [[gabber]] and similar genres since 1995. One of the most successful cybergrind artists is [[Gautier Serre]] with his baroque [[breakcore]] and avant-garde metal band [[Igorrr]] and his more aggressive (but no longer active) band [[Whourkr]]. Another example of cybergrind is experimental electronic artist [[Aaron Spectre]]'s project [[Drumcorps]], especially his album [[Grist]], since some of his other works deviate from the style. ==Cybergrind revival== Nowadays, cybergrind has become more of a "scene" rather than a genre with the emergence of the label [[Big Money Cybergrind]], which has signed artists such as [[Drumcorps]] and bands such as [[Thotcrime]] (which combines [[sass]] with electronic music) and [[Blind Equation]] (a better example of cybergrind and a [[nintendocore]] band that has combined the style with genres such as hyperpop). This scene, known as "cybergrind revival", emerged as an attempt to revive cybergrind, modernizing it by combining it with new influences. f4d27c95d43749faefe8cf7264ca4bd8e9b3a195 0 30 81 2024-07-29T15:01:14Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 31 82 2024-07-29T15:01:16Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 32 83 2024-07-29T15:01:18Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 33 84 2024-07-29T15:01:19Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 1 85 45 2024-07-29T15:02:15Z CY83RN0153 2 /* Genres */ wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! ==Links== [[:Category: Genres]] <br /> [[:Category: Artists by genre]] cd356ac3f464b7621ab9995f0c93dab9d116f1cf 14 34 86 2024-07-29T15:02:45Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "This is a list of genres." wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of genres. 4176179e89142a0e27005a31f7e756ae05901592 0 35 87 2024-07-29T15:03:04Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 36 88 2024-07-29T15:03:05Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 37 89 2024-07-29T15:03:07Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 38 90 2024-07-29T15:03:08Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 39 91 2024-07-29T15:03:09Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 40 92 2024-07-29T15:03:11Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 41 93 2024-07-29T15:03:13Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 42 94 2024-07-29T15:03:14Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 43 95 2024-07-29T15:04:01Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 44 98 2024-07-29T15:09:14Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Harsh noise artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] 98a0bda5790db1fe3bc55f7c7c4b86e1dd52e3cf 14 45 99 2024-07-29T15:19:07Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[noisecore]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[noisecore]] artists. 68d6b6b2ad7ba11795d2eeb3455c82e708af2a82 14 46 101 2024-07-29T15:22:32Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of X artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of X artists. d45dd97882df9693f4b0279ba6ac510256bd9f12 104 101 2024-07-29T15:23:09Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of breakcore artists. 14bab15415ec19f8e410c45929f5276590f0a2ea 14 47 102 2024-07-29T15:22:38Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of Extratone artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of Extratone artists. b8ee6b33dcd1b9efadf757f244aa58b391c46fc4 103 102 2024-07-29T15:22:57Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of extratone artists. 68433988c7dd6ba4a80b288b1646077fb45b9616 14 48 105 2024-07-29T15:23:15Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of splittercore artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of splittercore artists. 3818128e98c96637d6babd33b11f4f31eb0833bd 14 49 106 2024-07-29T15:23:22Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of gabber artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of gabber artists. 2dab16731714082c3023ca8de53c2b0fd60ec27d 14 50 107 2024-07-29T15:23:36Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of harsh noise wall artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of harsh noise wall artists. 34237483d85da438255daa3dbee61f0d004c8ce8 14 51 108 2024-07-29T15:25:27Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of nintendocore artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of nintendocore artists. f025145b0c835a1a7c17c535a90b0d5606b2aee3 14 52 109 2024-07-29T15:25:37Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of grindcore artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of grindcore artists. 1702745be0bb0e078d26d957609bdedc54ac08db 0 15 110 59 2024-07-29T15:26:48Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] c4e2a8a0676f697b63164a39265da6baf3eec7f9 0 8 111 47 2024-07-29T15:27:45Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] c4e2a8a0676f697b63164a39265da6baf3eec7f9 0 12 112 56 2024-07-29T15:29:47Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] 0068a1aeaedcd200b21edd83cf455b4efc9d6894 0 53 113 2024-07-29T15:30:19Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] 0068a1aeaedcd200b21edd83cf455b4efc9d6894 0 54 114 2024-07-29T15:31:45Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] 0419ba555a2581a39a15d02167b519bb674e302c 14 55 115 2024-07-29T15:32:48Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[IDM]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[IDM]] artists. d28953c2a46a47eb429fb343f05126938424eeb6 0 56 116 2024-07-29T15:37:57Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] Aaron Spectre is a [[breakcore]]/[[IDM]] artist. He's mainly known for his side [[cybergind]]/[[hardcore punk]] project [[Drumcorps]]." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] Aaron Spectre is a [[breakcore]]/[[IDM]] artist. He's mainly known for his side [[cybergind]]/[[hardcore punk]] project [[Drumcorps]]. 78cb774d3c15d48c1ff7e7e64bbd0b2cf8696fc6 117 116 2024-07-29T15:38:20Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] Aaron Spectre is a [[breakcore]]/[[IDM]] artist. He's mainly known for his side [[cybergrind]]/[[hardcore punk]] project [[Drumcorps]]. 93998f0e66ef2bf0dcf32181e3d50d91aa7ba0e0 118 117 2024-07-29T15:38:46Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] Aaron Spectre is a [[breakcore]]/[[IDM]] artist. He's mainly known for his [[cybergrind]]/[[hardcore punk]] side project [[Drumcorps]]. fb93743dd4bca04bd8bf7d080f1437a06030029f 0 57 119 2024-07-29T15:39:12Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 58 120 2024-07-29T15:40:15Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[hardcore punk]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[hardcore punk]] artists. 3a7f79937ae423b114c88b8f900f30ee07c1242a 0 59 121 2024-07-29T15:40:56Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] d24fe23cc3f14e032a6c049d3b348644d5110e74 0 60 122 2024-07-29T15:42:28Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Musique concrète artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Musique concrète artists]] fa0bfb14d01102190efaee2c5892415a678252c8 14 61 123 2024-07-29T15:42:58Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of musique concrète artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of musique concrète artists. 9563be4dbf9b007204c8c75db5272a8c657037a6 124 123 2024-07-29T15:43:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[musique concrète]] artists. 59eaae9a8e741a1c3837d2c80b4cbd8fada920f1 0 7 125 100 2024-07-29T15:52:53Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== dd78b8b2db1538d5f661ed537f04c7be0a1214b9 126 125 2024-07-29T15:54:33Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== 67af8fc4eaa85f27be2c062d0d977fb02f02423c 0 62 127 2024-07-29T15:57:55Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Powerviolence artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Powerviolence artists]] 055f2b3d3b64a29ad8b23106b7ec4535dedbd7ea 129 127 2024-07-29T15:59:31Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Powerviolence artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] e7ce7e50158489370c29666f2b21c432db046958 14 63 128 2024-07-29T15:58:21Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[powerviolence]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[powerviolence]] artists. 0681b987d7c7ed0c51ddeeee249291df5f66387c 0 64 130 2024-07-29T16:00:27Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] 6576b287063c2ebaf5bcb01788391e207e7522f4 0 65 131 2024-07-29T16:00:58Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] c4e2a8a0676f697b63164a39265da6baf3eec7f9 0 66 132 2024-07-29T16:07:37Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] Gautier Serre is a French baroquecore (a term he coined himself) artist under the alias [[Igorrr]], since it was his solo project until it eventually became a band. He was also a member of now-split-up [[cybergrind]] band [[Whourkr]]." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] Gautier Serre is a French baroquecore (a term he coined himself) artist under the alias [[Igorrr]], since it was his solo project until it eventually became a band. He was also a member of now-split-up [[cybergrind]] band [[Whourkr]]. 973e1e4e16ed3af037fbf086516e566f5017d2c9 0 67 133 2024-07-29T16:08:50Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] 248dcf5d55bad4edcbda135d2ef662672d94e4a3 0 68 134 2024-07-29T16:09:22Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Breakcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] 6448ee840d2beeb9bc288ac0540272e2d9c2f24c 138 134 2024-07-29T16:26:58Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] Leon Makepeace AKA goreshit is a [[breakcore]] and [[lolicore]] (controversial term) artist. The name "goreshit" was suggested by Shred Wilson, who was also part of goreshit back in the very beginning, when it was a band. While this is his most well-known project, he's got some side projects such as [[hana sumai]] ([[shoegaze]]) and [[Wounder]] ([[black metal]]). He's also the drummer of [[Dead in Latvia]], a [[mathcore]] duo with guitarist Terence "Tez" Larkin. 3b27b06c18a324b79a3b74825a33a57c21aa53d0 142 138 2024-07-29T16:31:01Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] Leon Makepeace AKA goreshit is a [[breakcore]] and [[lolicore]] (controversial term) artist. The name "goreshit" was suggested by Shred Wilson, who was also part of goreshit back in the very beginning, when it was a band. a465aa78ef01172ac36116471eed570bf1a2777b 143 142 2024-07-29T16:31:25Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Leon Makepeace]] AKA goreshit is a [[breakcore]] and [[lolicore]] (controversial term) artist. The name "goreshit" was suggested by Shred Wilson, who was also part of goreshit back in the very beginning, when it was a band. 1cf5886dd7a211eb9ad0009dea235c94de7e14f7 148 143 2024-07-29T16:38:02Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Lolicore artists]] [[Leon Makepeace]] AKA goreshit is a [[breakcore]] and [[lolicore]] (controversial term) artist. The name "goreshit" was suggested by Shred Wilson, who was also part of goreshit back in the very beginning, when it was a band. cec0943248c2dbff6225e742595e0b1a8453ef57 0 69 135 2024-07-29T16:10:10Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 70 136 2024-07-29T16:10:58Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[black metal]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[black metal]] artists. f76e22fa1eb2fa4522e5cc3527b01b446c493acf 0 71 137 2024-07-29T16:14:11Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Black metal artists]] Wounder is [[goreshit]]'s [[black metal]] side project." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Black metal artists]] Wounder is [[goreshit]]'s [[black metal]] side project. b9ac429eb7f1a20d7042a2dc1eda980b3af2ce07 0 72 139 2024-07-29T16:27:23Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 73 140 2024-07-29T16:28:18Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[mathcore]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[mathcore]] artists. 9f85e36272c649a340ccaa0df194d2c3e4cbc7bd 0 74 141 2024-07-29T16:29:13Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Mathcore artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Mathcore artists]] 1a35f7c2d1860e4960a116f3747ccecbaf47d09d 149 141 2024-07-29T16:40:49Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Mathcore artists]] Dead in Latvia is a [[mathcore]] duo formed by [[Leon Makepeace]] (drums) and Terence "Tez Larkin (guitar). 74ccdf3825b6a5786bc9beed517f36eaa5829c6e 0 75 144 2024-07-29T16:32:56Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "Leon Makepeace is known for [[goreshit]]. While this is his most well-known project, he's got some side projects such as [[hana sumai]] ([[shoegaze]]) and [[Wounder]] ([[black metal]]). He's also the drummer of [[Dead in Latvia]], a [[mathcore]] duo with guitarist Terence "Tez" Larkin." wikitext text/x-wiki Leon Makepeace is known for [[goreshit]]. While this is his most well-known project, he's got some side projects such as [[hana sumai]] ([[shoegaze]]) and [[Wounder]] ([[black metal]]). He's also the drummer of [[Dead in Latvia]], a [[mathcore]] duo with guitarist Terence "Tez" Larkin. 1f1562d29141d8683c045606bf58b73e9d9e88c5 145 144 2024-07-29T16:34:11Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Black metal artists]] [[Category: Mathcore artists]] [[Category: Shoegaze artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Lolicore artists]] Leon Makepeace is known for [[breakcore]]/[[lolicore]] (controversial term) project [[goreshit]]. While this is his most well-known project, he's got some side projects such as [[hana sumai]] ([[shoegaze]]) and [[Wounder]] ([[black metal]]). He's also the drummer of [[Dead in Latvia]], a [[mathcore]] duo with guitarist Terence "Tez" Larkin. b55a679df3ad7d43319e3691ac92bb527fc939f2 0 76 146 2024-07-29T16:36:45Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "Lolicore combines genres such as [[breakcore]] and [[gabber]] with high-pitched anime vocals. The term has been criticized due to the connotations of the word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon loli]." wikitext text/x-wiki Lolicore combines genres such as [[breakcore]] and [[gabber]] with high-pitched anime vocals. The term has been criticized due to the connotations of the word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon loli]. 846175c93c09e30e0b7bfb0aa49f7433a6c0aff1 14 77 147 2024-07-29T16:37:38Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[lolicore]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[lolicore]] artists. 69ce9eae6520ab7ea9dea46af6b31d3439d77d57 0 78 150 2024-07-29T16:42:48Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 80 152 2024-07-29T17:06:59Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Shoegaze artists]] Hana sumai is [[Leon Makepeace]]'s shoegaze project." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Shoegaze artists]] Hana sumai is [[Leon Makepeace]]'s shoegaze project. 03ac557c617e647bf821d2e5b4b16840214a1257 14 81 153 2024-07-29T17:07:38Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of 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</infobox> 45823ddcff945a73102437fb6ab8f4931fcfdef8 168 167 2024-07-29T17:57:18Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki <infobox> <title source="title"> <default>{{PAGENAME}}</default> </title> <image source="image"/> <header>Info</header> <data source="data1"> <label>Birth</label> </data> <data source="data2"> <label>Origin</label> </data> <data source="data3"> <label>Members</label> </data> <header>Labels</header> <data source="data4"> <label>Label</label> </data> <data source="data5"> <label>Website</label> </data> </infobox> 9165509231fbf2197f01083a51334c070e614bcf 0 7 162 126 2024-07-29T17:50:39Z Guffy 6 /* Discography */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums hell (2023) NOISE (2024) the worst album ever made (2024) CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays the indvstrial ep (2023) pre-cybergrind shit (2023) acoustic "music" (2024) I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) altered states of spain (2024) LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) music for r*tards (2024) i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) noise is music because music is noise (2024) trve (2024) babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 4707f20b8a071022c9f7540fbea586685c14ce69 164 162 2024-07-29T17:51:48Z Guffy 6 /* Discography */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) *the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays the indvstrial ep (2023) pre-cybergrind shit (2023) acoustic "music" (2024) I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) altered states of spain (2024) LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) music for r*tards (2024) i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) noise is music because music is noise (2024) trve (2024) babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 8c58575ddbfca36ac8c7687a53907c71f31b8ad5 166 164 2024-07-29T17:53:17Z Guffy 6 /* Discography */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 K*** Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for r*t*rds (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) c8feb33d0577e13f8b53463d03ea6f0961550fe3 171 166 2024-07-29T17:59:22Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 K*** Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for r*t*rds (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 2b96ea045080615e7aa21ccff1a19bd9894a964d 193 171 2024-07-29T18:22:52Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==History== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 K*** Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for r*t*rds (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) b6147f766db0f5795ec5ae6926f585550a2819d9 199 193 2024-07-29T18:30:27Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 K*** Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for r*t*rds (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) f3cea8e480d93319c8f0e9ffa29052b3aef90082 200 199 2024-07-29T18:31:10Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA F***ING K*** MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A F***//鬼神 K*** Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for r*t*rds (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 1f86b83479ceb59526b9ba57153f05db42e357c8 202 200 2024-07-29T18:33:03Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (with Guffy) (2024) ;Extended Plays * the indvstrial ep (2023) * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 022d13815b7db278029cb25005a5db0a5142bbf6 203 202 2024-07-29T18:36:33Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 1a73ee87a6a3396ff8ccb55e6f8bcdbf7edceedb 0 87 169 2024-07-29T17:58:14Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 89 172 2024-07-29T17:59:56Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "This is a list of [[Hardcore techno]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki This is a list of [[Hardcore techno]] artists. fc5267a1e4694fc88695deb145133d0fb7ad0f1e 190 172 2024-07-29T18:05:21Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[Hardcore techno]] artists. 58716e067dbcb43d7c0f3e5bef1d1c73816f8bdb 0 2 173 64 2024-07-29T18:00:33Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[Harsh Noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. {{merzbox |name = Merzbow |image = MerzbowImg.jpg |data1 = December 19th 1956 |data2 = Tokyo, Japan |data3 = Masami Akita |data4 = [[Lowest Music & Arts]], Produckt, ZSF, Alchemy, Alien8, Blosoming Noise, Cold Spring, Dirtier Promotions, Extreme, Important, Relapse, RRR, Soleilmoon, Tzadik |data5 = [https://merzbow.net merzbow.net] }} = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPhSJJKG8A Link] More to be added later. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = 6e6dd3341e61825583679e224a8d381cbefbaa90 0 15 174 110 2024-07-29T18:01:10Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f32f53df7c0eda3fae4265bf028d4c8752e36f6a 0 8 175 111 2024-07-29T18:01:16Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f32f53df7c0eda3fae4265bf028d4c8752e36f6a 0 53 176 113 2024-07-29T18:01:21Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f9b7994bcaff009ad7dd8d93dacdc2f25877b6ce 0 16 177 60 2024-07-29T18:01:26Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] cfd1c3204d9ec58a85eacd6a5d2be07c8f4269f7 0 13 178 57 2024-07-29T18:01:30Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] c62a022903dd991479ba9b496c43303c07058840 0 65 179 131 2024-07-29T18:01:35Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f32f53df7c0eda3fae4265bf028d4c8752e36f6a 0 10 180 62 2024-07-29T18:01:43Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] cfd1c3204d9ec58a85eacd6a5d2be07c8f4269f7 0 67 181 133 2024-07-29T18:01:52Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] 16c09c09bb3d7b979ec9420530fda763188ebce4 0 59 182 121 2024-07-29T18:01:59Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f0bb92157d522deb7ce8df9a75f6b7e8e3bad199 0 64 183 130 2024-07-29T18:02:07Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] ddbb8e1ebd9ef413a8a7e5708f8e22bba7160747 0 75 184 145 2024-07-29T18:02:16Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Black metal artists]] [[Category: Mathcore artists]] [[Category: Shoegaze artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Lolicore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Leon Makepeace is known for [[breakcore]]/[[lolicore]] (controversial term) project [[goreshit]]. While this is his most well-known project, he's got some side projects such as [[hana sumai]] ([[shoegaze]]) and [[Wounder]] ([[black metal]]). He's also the drummer of [[Dead in Latvia]], a [[mathcore]] duo with guitarist Terence "Tez" Larkin. c87feb229276710ab87ec57b8ab367fab95dc55d 0 54 185 114 2024-07-29T18:02:29Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] 17d0902a23d3213552046195a990632c8bae61d9 0 68 186 148 2024-07-29T18:02:37Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Lolicore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] [[Leon Makepeace]] AKA goreshit is a [[breakcore]] and [[lolicore]] (controversial term) artist. The name "goreshit" was suggested by Shred Wilson, who was also part of goreshit back in the very beginning, when it was a band. d01b44e7c8c7b986683f9f9acb42ad1711c7e042 0 66 187 132 2024-07-29T18:02:42Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Gautier Serre is a French baroquecore (a term he coined himself) artist under the alias [[Igorrr]], since it was his solo project until it eventually became a band. He was also a member of now-split-up [[cybergrind]] band [[Whourkr]]. 3d63f718152419aa86dc7d874a118b22ef47b1f1 0 56 188 118 2024-07-29T18:03:14Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Aaron Spectre is a [[breakcore]]/[[IDM]] artist. He's mainly known for his [[cybergrind]]/[[hardcore punk]] side project [[Drumcorps]]. a5a4bc789c66a8a16721f9c954167213a47faf1f 0 12 189 112 2024-07-29T18:03:46Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] f9b7994bcaff009ad7dd8d93dacdc2f25877b6ce 0 40 191 92 2024-07-29T18:19:08Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] Extratone is an electronic music genre that focuses of extreme BPM, or changes to extremely high tempo. Some extratone songs can reach in excess of 1000-10000 bpm. The genre often features kick drums or other percussive sounds playing at this tempo, this causes to sound to become [[tonal]], as in a new pitch is audible due to the extreme speed. = An Early Start = One of the first examples of music that could be classed as extratone can be traced back to 1993 with the release of the song Thousand by Moby. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJKOCmTXLo Link]. This song reached 1015 beat per minute. = Impact on Pop Culture = By far the most famous example of extratone is the song Uranoid by Diabarha. This song was released on the 24th of April 2010 and is just shy of 3 million views on youtube. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAYlykjQrw Link]. This growth was primarily through the use of music content creators who brought the spotlight upon this extreme genre of music. One of the key examples of this was the youtuber Ed Talenti in which he tries to combine the genres of Electro Swing and Extratone. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn0CV%20ci8c Link]. This video as well as from other creators such as Servida Music have all shed light on this genre. 4ed085d4bb497c5fdf1184e594d8f9a1172884eb 10 90 192 2024-07-29T18:22:26Z CY83RN0153 2 Infobox created with infobox builder. wikitext text/x-wiki <infobox><title source="title"><default>{{PAGENAME}}</default></title><image source="image"/><header>Background information</header><data source="data1"><label>AKA</label></data><data source="data2"><label>Origin</label></data><data source="data3"><label>Years Active</label></data><data source="data4"><label>Genres</label></data><data source="data5"><label>Labels</label></data><data source="data6"><label>Member of</label></data><data source="data7"><label>Website</label></data></infobox> b535df33e81646289aca9e9f46ae82ea95f55252 201 192 2024-07-29T18:31:42Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki <infobox><title source="title"><default>{{PAGENAME}}</default></title><image source="image"/><header>Background information</header><data source="data1"><label>AKA</label></data><data source="data2"><label>Origin</label></data><data source="data3"><label>Years Active</label></data><data source="data4"><label>Genres</label></data><data source="data5"><label>Labels</label></data><data source="data6"><label>Member of</label></data><data source="data7"><label>Links</label></data></infobox> a85ceebdce34d6b8467e8b33691d4a8de92f4480 6 91 194 2024-07-29T18:24:42Z CY83RN0153 2 CY83RN0153's logo wikitext text/x-wiki == Summary == CY83RN0153's logo f31a1740f6395875ca72017a8155a30d36d7066f 0 92 195 2024-07-29T18:25:02Z MeZzu 4 Created page with "[[Category: Harsh Noise Wall]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh Noise Wall]] 6ba8037c2459e9753b74be02b6dda9f760a64c3e 196 195 2024-07-29T18:25:53Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Harsh noise wall artists]] 4c72d05ee233b32d497521719cce44986c66a2a6 0 1 197 85 2024-07-29T18:27:17Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! Below you will find links to most of the genres surrounding underground and experimental music as well as artist who fall into that genre. ==Links== [[:Category: Genres]] <br /> [[:Category: Artists by genre]] 49d2e92070f7cce250b85b846f26c56d1f164b85 0 93 198 2024-07-29T18:29:12Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. 1856f75665acad1090f581c80c896990446b190e 204 198 2024-07-29T18:38:10Z CY83RN0153 2 fixed a typo wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. 1d18d82637cfe041782b0ea44d2f5814fb057992 205 204 2024-07-29T18:38:25Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. e5e95e7f9c2576aefc8c56c929e27d6a7f05d6fb 206 205 2024-07-29T18:38:42Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. ef59f083f3452ae3c3af6773675821b893a9151b 0 94 207 2024-07-29T18:39:34Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 0 95 208 2024-07-29T18:39:53Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 96 209 2024-07-29T18:40:44Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[free jazz]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[free jazz]] artists. 0e09c867fac8430e27facf78636c8865586d67e1 0 97 210 2024-07-29T18:41:35Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME O..." wikitext text/x-wiki PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL PRAISE THE WALL BECOME ONE WITH THE WALL 73cdbbcf0cd8dda89cedfb026416b1c838be485f 0 98 211 2024-07-29T18:44:55Z MeZzu 4 Created page with "MeZzu is an english harsh noise project, they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = meZzu - 202..." wikitext text/x-wiki MeZzu is an english harsh noise project, they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = meZzu - 2023 <br> meZzu Vol.2 - 2024 <br> Pillar of Dreams (with Volovec) - 2024 <br> MeZzDay (with Doomsday Afterparty) - 2024 <br> meZzu Vol.3 - 2024 <br> 07182f23a2e77bea5ab6c468566b9a905dcb192e 223 211 2024-07-29T19:13:34Z MeZzu 4 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Harsh noise artists]] MeZzu is an english harsh noise project, they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = meZzu - 2023 <br> meZzu Vol.2 - 2024 <br> Pillar of Dreams (with Volovec) - 2024 <br> MeZzDay (with Doomsday Afterparty) - 2024 <br> meZzu Vol.3 - 2024 <br> a4d20c598443b4d3e782b45b9e45c8203e05e752 239 223 2024-07-29T21:30:29Z Guffy 6 /* Discography */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Harsh noise artists]] MeZzu is an english harsh noise project, they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = meZzu (2023) <br> meZzu Vol.2 (2024) <br> Pillar of Dreams (with Volovec) (2024) <br> MeZzDay (with Doomsday Afterparty) (2024) <br> meZzu Vol.3 (2024) <br> 3a3e035b7367594323f77808ac838c7b9ef057c9 240 239 2024-07-29T21:30:53Z Guffy 6 /* Discography */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Harsh noise artists]] MeZzu is an english harsh noise project, they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = * meZzu (2023) <br> * meZzu Vol.2 (2024) <br> * Pillar of Dreams (with Volovec) (2024) <br> * MeZzDay (with Doomsday Afterparty) (2024) <br> * meZzu Vol.3 (2024) <br> 065645524321c8fb27f5de6e04ee64360bdab8f2 241 240 2024-07-29T21:31:24Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Harsh noise artists]] '''MeZzu''' is an English harsh noise project. they make [[Harsh noise]] and [[Harsh noise wall]] and are currently writing this wiki rn!! The artist also has multiple other non [[Harsh noise]] projects. Namely [[soader]] and [[Zaduoja]]. = History = MeZzu started in late 2023, with the release of their debut self titled EP. The artist often collaborates with other harsh noise artits. Some of these include [[Doomsday Afterparty]] and [[Volovec]]. = Discography = * meZzu (2023) <br> * meZzu Vol.2 (2024) <br> * Pillar of Dreams (with Volovec) (2024) <br> * MeZzDay (with Doomsday Afterparty) (2024) <br> * meZzu Vol.3 (2024) <br> 6de2b2fa145ec1ade996107bf99edee790b46fb3 6 99 212 2024-07-29T18:53:53Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 0 7 213 203 2024-07-29T18:58:01Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 1a16e86d796f204b6b68b1f285d9cbd7891c6086 214 213 2024-07-29T19:02:28Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 1abd71f7c8198faabd6f03afda7430ee1e6494c4 237 214 2024-07-29T19:42:12Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} CY83RN0153 (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 8160e0e1884198d5b5ccce6799f6a863ccab73cc 238 237 2024-07-29T19:42:35Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} '''CY83RN0153''' (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 971ccc892efd1a22666fa059a9c8f151e464430d 6 100 215 2024-07-29T19:02:43Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki Guffy's logo as of 2024 e7437e4f58c4f509444ef53cb2a6eddb8139cf1f 0 93 216 206 2024-07-29T19:04:43Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = 6¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} ==About== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * the legend of zelda (as DJ Zelda) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) ece69cb37f2edca5910caa64d1c4dee602941577 217 216 2024-07-29T19:05:30Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]] [Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} ==About== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * the legend of zelda (as DJ Zelda) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) 126f7434f89316415b1f51475d98cbe581134113 218 217 2024-07-29T19:06:53Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Guffy (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} ==About== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * the legend of zelda (as DJ Zelda) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) 51d3046c624d63d9203f1da938a0e6d276a4becb 235 218 2024-07-29T19:40:08Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} '''Guffy''' (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. ==Career== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * the legend of zelda (as DJ Zelda) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) 74d48666cdec5a5dfacd783c0e39b640a73df9cb 0 67 219 181 2024-07-29T19:09:16Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''',<ref name=Verge15>{{cite web |last1=Byford |first1=Sam |title=Aphex Twin returns again, this time as AFX |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=5 May 2020 |language=en |date=3 July 2015 |quote=Richard D. James goes by a lot of pseudonyms, most famously Aphex Twin and next most famously AFX |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112433/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AFX - Information|url=https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|website=[[Warp Records|Warp]]|access-date=8 October 2021|quote=Richard D. James is known most prominently as Aphex Twin. Second among his aliases, ahead of relatively less used tags like Polygon Window, Caustic Window, and the Tuss, is AFX.|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154857/https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|James has recorded under a wide number of lesser known aliases, including AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and the Tuss.}} is a British <!--- DO NOT CHANGE TO IRISH: see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#Context--> musician, record producer, composer and DJ.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |last2=Hussey |first2=Allison |last3=Ismael Ruiz |first3=Matthew |date=21 June 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Announces EP, Shares New Song “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f”: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-song-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-listen/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |quote=Aphex Twin has shared “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f,” the first official release from the producer born Richard D. James in five years.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bemis |first=Alec |date=6 May 2003 |title=The Madman of Electronica |url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/05/aphex-twin-the-madman-of-electronica.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Slate |publisher=Slate Group |quote=Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, is a reclusive electronic musician and producer known for his legendary mischievousness...}}</ref><ref name=Brits/> He is known for his idiosyncratic work in [[electronic music|electronic]] styles such as [[techno]], [[ambient music|ambient]], and [[jungle music|jungle]].{{refn|<ref name="bush">{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=FACT50best/><ref name="Clay14">{{cite news |last1=Clay |first1=Joe |title=Aphex Twin: Syro |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |access-date=19 July 2021 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=20 September 2014 |language=en |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Brake14>{{cite web |last1=Brake |first1=David |title=Down the Rabbit Hole: Entering the Universe of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |location=Los Angeles |website=Passion of the Weiss |access-date=4 May 2020 |date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201114/https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=DummySep14/><ref name="ElecBeats18">{{cite web |title=Sound Portraits: The Creativity Of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |website=Electronic Beats |access-date=19 July 2021 |date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Journalists from publications including ''[[Mixmag]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]],'' ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.{{refn|name=Most|<ref name=Green19>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Thomas H.|date=12 December 2019|title=Aphex Twin: Inside the Mythology of the MDMA Mozart|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|quote=He's often called the most important electronic musician of his generation|location=London|publisher=Wasted Talent Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701153433/https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sanneh01>{{cite news|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=Old-Fashioned Sounds From Masters of Electronica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=4 November 2001|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172132/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=JonesNME14>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Lucy|title=Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' album: Was It Worth £40K?|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[NME]]|location=London|date=17 June 2014|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120237/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Fourfour17>{{cite magazine|date=11 May 2017|title=Fact or Fiction: 7 Stories About Aphex Twin|url=https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|magazine=Four/Four Magazine|location=Dublin|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818151616/https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=FactAFXday>{{cite magazine|date=14 April 2017|title=It's Aphex Twin Day at FACT!|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|location=London|publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183849/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Clash06>{{cite magazine|date=2 May 2006|title=Aphex Twin Interview|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|location=London|publisher=Clash Media Group|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114529/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=lester>{{cite news|first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Tank boy |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 October 2001 |access-date=14 June 2008 |location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Skala18>{{cite magazine|last=Skala|first=Jemima|date=13 September 2018|title=Reviews/Aphex Twin – Collapse EP|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Radge Media Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043812/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Baltin14>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=28 August 2014|title=Is Aphex Twin the Most Important Electronic Music Artist of All Time?|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|magazine=[[Insomniac (promoter)|Insomniac]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Insomniac Holdings LLC|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183850/https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CohenGL14>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=23 September 2014|title=Everything You Wanted to Know About Aphex Twin But Were Afraid to Ask|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|magazine=[[Grantland]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145827/https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sani20>{{cite web|last=Sani|first=Niko|date=10 April 2020|title=Aphex Twin Releases New Tracks Under Alleged Alias|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|website=edm.com|location=New York|publisher=Maven|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227042547/https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>}} James was raised in [[Cornwall]] and began [[DJing]] at [[free party|free parties]] and clubs in the area and around the [[South West England|South West]] in the late 1980s.<ref name=MixmagDec92>{{cite magazine|last=Marcus|first=Tony|title=Deeply Dippy: Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=Disco Mix Club Limited|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-date=14 August 2021|url-status=dead|date=December 1992|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> His debut EP ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]],'' released in 1991 on [[Mighty Force Records]], brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and [[continental Europe]].<ref name=Barr00>{{cite book |last1=Barr|first1=Tim|title=Techno: the rough guide |date=2000|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd |location=London |isbn=9781858284347 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=Reynolds13>{{cite book |last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|title=[[Energy Flash|Energy Flash : a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture]]|date=2013 |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=London |isbn=9780571289141 |page=165 |edition=2nd}}</ref> James co-founded the independent label [[Rephlex Records]] the same year. His 1992 debut album ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'', released by Belgian label [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo]], garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) and ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996), as well as [[Top 40]] singles such as "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by [[music video]]s directed by [[Chris Cunningham]] and brought James wider international attention. After releasing ''[[Drukqs]]'' in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 ''[[Analord]]'' EP series under his '''AFX''' alias and a pair of 2007 releases as '''the Tuss'''. In 2014 he made available a [[Caustic Window LP|previously unreleased 1994 LP]] as '''Caustic Window'''. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album ''[[Syro]]'' on Warp, winning the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album]]. He has since released charting EPs including ''[[Cheetah (EP)|Cheetah]]'' (2016) and ''[[Collapse EP|Collapse]]'' (2018). In 2023, he released the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]].'' "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list}}</ref> ==Early life== [[File:Chapel Porth (6345).jpg|thumb|right|James grew up in [[Cornwall]] (pictured: Cornwall's Chapel Porth, seen on the cover and referenced in the liner notes of James's 1993 album ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'').<ref name="The Quietus Opinion" />]] James was born on 18 August 1971<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2100257,00.html|title=College days|last=Murray|first=Janet|date=12 June 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626093339/http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0%2C%2C2100257%2C00.html|archive-date=26 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> in [[Limerick]], Ireland,<ref name=MwDec97/> to [[Welsh people|Welsh]] parents.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617085532/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref> He has said that he had a stillborn older brother also named Richard [[Necronym|whose name he inherited]].<ref name="factmyth" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|title=Aphex twin, Chosen Lords|last=Warren|first=Emma|date=19 March 2006|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-04-18|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045938/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 1997 interview James stated that this death occurred while his family had moved to Canada in 1968 for his father's mining work; it led his mother to reuse the name because "she didn't want to accept the death of the child."<ref>{{cite journal |title=This does not compute |journal=Alternative Press |date=May 1997}}</ref> James grew up in [[Cornwall]],<ref name="The Quietus Opinion">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|work=[[The Quietus]]|first=Laura|last=Snapes|date=13 September 2016|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210711172609/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> where he lived in [[Lanner, Cornwall|Lanner]] while attending [[Redruth School]] in [[Redruth]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Quietus {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Quietus Essay {{!}} The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|website=The Quietus|date=13 September 2016 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191713/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> James said he liked growing up there, "cut off from the city and the rest of the world".<ref name=":1" /> He became interested in making sounds before writing music, and as a child he played with the strings inside his family piano and disassembled tape equipment.<ref name="tq">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04483-simon-reynolds-interview-with-aphex-twin-melody-maker-1993-warp|title=A Classic Aphex Twin Interview. Simon Reynolds Talks To Richard D. James|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|website=[[The Quietus]]|date=21 June 2010 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> In a 2001 interview James said that at age 11 he won £50 in a competition for producing sound on a [[ZX81|Sinclair ZX81]], a home computer with no sound hardware: "I played around with [[machine code]] and found some codes that retuned the TV signal so that it made this really weird noise when you turned the volume up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=The Face Magazine interview|date=October 2001|access-date=2022-12-24|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173650/https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Fact Magazine (UK)|Fact Magazine]]'' reported in 2017 that this contest story is dubious,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|title=10 strange Aphex Twin myths and the truth behind them|date=2017-04-14|website=Factmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418121000/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|url-status=live}}</ref> and likely based on a program published in ''Your Computer Magazine'' 1982, for which the author (G. N. Owen) was paid £6 ({{Inflation|UK|6|1982|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=G. N. Owen|title=Organic Tunes|url=https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-06/page/n69/mode/2up|magazine=Your Computer Magazine|location=Leamington Spa, Warwickshire|publisher=Quadrant House|date=June 1982|access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref>{{Inflation/fn|UK}} James states that he bought his first synthesizer at age 12 and after taking an interest in [[electronics]] would modify [[analogue synthesisers]] "and junk" to make noise.<ref name="tq" /> James began making music aged 14,<ref name=":1" /> partially as a refuge from the "bloody awful" [[Jesus and Mary Chain]] albums played by his sister.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stubbs |first=David |title=Future Sounds: The Story of Electronic Music from Stockhausen to Skrillex |date=2018 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=9780571346974 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191657/https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cornwall had few record shops, but a thriving nightlife in which [[acid house]] was popular.<ref name=":1" /> James claimed to have been making music with similarities to [[Acid house|acid]] and techno for years before hearing the genres, leading him to purchase every record he could find in the styles.<ref name="auto">[[Simon Reynolds]]. ''Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture''. Soft Skull Press, 2012.</ref> In his late teens, James began DJing at clubs and raves, and included his own tracks in his sets.<ref name=":1" /> He studied at [[Cornwall College (England)|Cornwall College]] from 1988 to 1990 and graduated with a [[National Diploma (UK)|National Diploma]] in engineering.<ref name=":0" /> According to one lecturer, he often wore headphones during practical lessons and had a "kind of mystique about him ... I think some of the other students were a bit in awe of him."<ref name=":0" /> == Career == ===1988–1991: Cornish free parties, Rephlex Records and first releases=== In the late 1980s, James became involved in the Cornish [[free party]] scene, putting on raves at "secret coves along the coast and behind sand dunes".<ref name=SpinMar94>{{cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Erik |author-link=Erik Davis |date=March 1994 |title=Monsters of Techno |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |location=Palm Coast |publisher=Camouflage Associates }}</ref> The first party he DJed at was in a barn in 1988.<ref name=MwDec97>{{cite news |title=Jock on his Box |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/ |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Record Retailer Pub Ltd|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711045017/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/|archive-date=11 July 2021|url-status=live|date=20 December 1997}} [https://archive.today/20210712024852/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/music-week-1997-12-20.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Parties were also known to take place at [[Gwennap|Gwennap Pit]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Cornwall |series=Sounds of the Suburbs |first=John |last=Peel |network=[[Channel 4]] |date=21 March 1999 |number=4 |time=2:10}}</ref> They mainly attracted local youths and [[New Age travellers|travellers]], with entrance donations taken in [[cannabis]]. The tight-knit community would also put on nights at small clubs in towns around the county, including [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]], [[Porthtowan]], and [[St Austell]]. James would later refer to this scene as the "best he's ever been involved in".<ref name=MixmagDec92/><ref name=":1"/> James started a regular DJ slot in 1989, playing alternate weeks at the Bowgie nightclub in [[Crantock]]. There he met [[Tom Middleton]] and Grant Wilson-Claridge.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|title=Rephlex Records: Recalling Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson-Claridge's label|date=2018-05-07|website=Orbmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418115935/https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|url-status=live}}</ref> Impressed by James's music, Middleton played a tape James had given him to a free party organiser in [[Exeter]], Mark Darby, who eventually convinced James to release a record on his fledgling record label [[Mighty Force Records]].<ref name=DarbyRC>{{cite interview |last=Darby |first=Mark |subject-link=Mighty Force Records |title=The Mighty Force from the Bubblebath to Fog City! |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |location=London |work=Record Collector |access-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404143905/https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |archive-date=4 April 2018}}</ref> James was initially resistant, but while he was [[Psychedelic experience|tripping]] on [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|acid]] backstage at a DJ gig, Darby and Middleton convinced him to release the record. Darby later said: "I think if he had not done that trip that night there may have never been any Aphex Twin."<ref name=DarbyRC/> James has given a similar account: "...they made me sign the contract when I was off my face. I was tripping and they're waving this money and a pen at me. It's a bit clichéd but it's the way they got me to sign."<ref name=Marcus95>{{cite interview |last=James|first=Richard D.|subject-link=Aphex Twin|date=May 1995|interviewer-last=Marcus|interviewer-first=Tony|title=True Lies|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317172519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|archive-date=17 March 2021|url-status=dead|access-date=17 June 2021}} [https://archive.today/20210712020647/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/page-1.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Similarly impressed by James's music, Wilson-Claridge suggested they use some money he inherited to create a [[record label]] to release it. He and James founded [[Rephlex Records]] in 1991.<ref name=":1" /> James's first release was the 12" [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'', released on Mighty Force in September 1991.<ref name=DarbyAR>{{cite web |last1=Darby |first1=Mark |title=Mark Darby |url=http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |website=Alpha Radio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107162147/http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |archive-date=7 November 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 }}</ref> The EP made the playlist of [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]], an influential London radio station, giving it wide exposure in the dance music scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |title=Aphex Twin: The Contrarian |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Turenne |first=Martin |date=April 2003 |work=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703002122/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |archive-date=3 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 ''The Guardian'' called the release one of the key moments in the history of dance music.<ref name=GuaBubbEvent>{{cite news |last1=Vine |first1=Richard |title=A history of dance music: Aphex Twin's first single Bubblebath released by Mighty Force records |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424181101/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=dead |location=London}}</ref> The record caught the ear of Renaat Vandepapeliere, the head of [[R&S Records]], at that time one of the leading European [[rave music|rave]] labels. James visited him in Belgium, bringing a box full of cassettes of his music. From these cassettes they picked out tracks for two records, including James's first [[studio album|album]] ''Selected Ambient Works 85-92''.<ref name=ViceRS2014>{{cite magazine |last=Khawaja |first=Jemayel |date=26 August 2014 |title=In Order to Dance: The Story of R&S Records |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice UK]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209095829/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |archive-date=9 December 2019 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |access-date=10 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fintoni |first=Laurent |date=12 February 2017 |title=Paul White salutes the world-building genius of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92 |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |location=London |publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828064401/https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, as word of his 12" records spread, James started performing at London techno events like the formative club Knowledge, held at the SW1 nightclub in London's [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], and the influential night Lost.<ref name="Wbaum14p45">{{cite book |last1=Weidenbaum |first1=Mark |title=Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, Volume 2 |date=2014 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |location=New York/London |isbn=9781623567637 |page=45}}</ref><ref name="StrayLandings">{{cite web |last1=Darton-Moore |first1=Theo |title=That Time When // Spatial |url=http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial |website=Stray Landings|date=2 May 2017|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308000706/http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial|archive-date=8 March 2021|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref> Through 1991 and 1992 James released three ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'' EPs, two EPs as Caustic Window, the ''[[Universal Indicator Red|Red]]'' EP as part of the [[Universal Indicator (collective)|Universal Indicator]] collective, along with the ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP|Xylem Tube]]'' EPs on the [[R&S Records|R&S]] label. Although he moved to London to take an [[electronics]] course at [[Kingston University|Kingston Polytechnic]], he admitted to [[David Toop]] that his electronics studies were slipping away as he pursued a career in electronic music.<ref name="Too">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |title=Lost in Space |access-date=27 July 2019 |last=Toop |first=David |author-link=David Toop |date=March 1994 |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134249/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===1992–1994: ''Selected Ambient Works'' and early success=== {{main|Selected Ambient Works 85–92|Selected Ambient Works Volume II}} The first full-length Aphex Twin album, ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', comprised material dating back to James's teen years. It was released in November 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|title=Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Apollo Records Bandcamp|work=Bandcamp|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174243/https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo Records]], a subsidiary of Belgian label [[R&S Records|R&S]]. John Bush of [[Allmusic]] would later describe the release as a watershed moment in ambient music.<ref name="bush" /> In a 2002 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' record review Pat Blashill noted that Aphex Twin had "expanded way beyond the [[ambient music]] of [[Brian Eno]] by fusing lush soundscapes with oceanic beats and bass lines," demonstrating that "techno could be more than druggy dance music".<ref name="blashill">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Blashill |first=Pat |date=19 November 2002 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612021837/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |archive-date=12 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] in 2002, David Pecoraro called it "among the most interesting music ever created with a keyboard and a computer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/223-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-10-19 |last=Pecoraro |first=David |date=20 February 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080920140017/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14986-selected-ambient-works-85-92| archive-date= 20 September 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[DJ Mag]]'s'' Ben Murphy named it "a seminal record in the IDM, ambient and experimental canon".<ref name=MurphyDJ19>{{cite magazine |last=Murphy|first=Ben|date=3 January 2019 |title=How Aphex Twin's 'Selected Ambient Works 85–92' Refined Dance Music|url=https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music|magazine=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411100649/https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music |archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live |publisher=Thrust Publishing Ltd|location=London |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> In 1992 James also released the EPs ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP]]'' as Aphex Twin, the ''[[Pac-Man (album)|Pac-Man]]'' EP (an album of remixes of ''[[Pac-Man]]'' music) as Power-Pill, two of his four ''Joyrex'' EPs (''[[Joyrex J4 EP]]'' and ''[[Joyrex J5 EP]]'') as Caustic Window, and ''[[Analogue Bubblebath 3]]''. "Digeridoo" reached #55 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], and was later described by ''Rolling Stone'' as foreshadowing [[drum and bass]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |title=Biography |access-date=2008-06-14 |year=2001 |encyclopedia=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142914/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |archive-date=22 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |title=tracklisting |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Hobbs |first=Mary Anne |author-link=Mary Anne Hobbs |date=6 December 2005 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823171355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, he also appeared as the Dice Man on the [[Warp Records]] compilation ''[[Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' with the track "Polygon Window;" the compilation would help birth the genre later known as "[[intelligent dance music]]" and help launch the career of Aphex Twin alongside [[Autechre]] and [[Richie Hawtin]].<ref name="machines">{{cite web |last1=Cardew |first1=Ben |title=Machines of loving grace: how Artificial Intelligence helped techno grow up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |website=The Guardian |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029205441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993 he put out his first releases on Warp: ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'' (the second entry in the label's ''[[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' series)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|title=Warp's Artificial Intelligence compilation predicted the sounds of today, yesterday|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=Tegan|last=O'Neil|date=16 April 2015|accessdate=27 February 2018|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126060756/https://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|url-status=live}}</ref> and the EP ''[[Quoth (EP)|Quoth]]'', as Polygon Window. Later in the year he released the "[[On (EP)|On]]" EP, which entered the top 40 on the UK charts.<ref name="OnEPChart">{{cite web |title=On: The Aphex Twin |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174800/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex also put out an EP by James under the alias Bradley Strider, ''[[Bradley's Robot]]'', and two more Caustic Window records. James was part of several tours in 1993. He supported [[the Orb]] on several dates, and joined the "Midi Circus" tour at venues across the UK, co-headlining with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], the Orb and [[Drum Club]].<ref name=Fyfe2017>{{cite magazine |last=Fyfe |first=Andy |date=January 2016 |title=A Cosmic Dog |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |magazine=Record Collector |location=London |pages=54–60 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=4 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225512/http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Savage93">{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Jon |title=Machine Soul |url=http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |access-date=4 December 2019 |work=The Village Voice |publisher=Voice Media Group |date=July 1993 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429233331/http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the year, he was part of the NASA "See the Light" tour with Orbital, [[Moby]], and Vapourspace at venues across the United States.<ref name=SpinMar94/> Warp released the second Aphex Twin album, ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'', in March 1994. It explored a more ambient sound, inspired by [[Lucid dreaming|lucid dreams]] and James's experience of [[synaesthesia]]. It reached number 11 in the UK charts,<ref name="SAWIIChart">{{cite web |title=Selected Ambient Works Volume II |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815102940/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but was not particularly well received critically; critic Simon Reynolds later noted that "many in the Aphex cult were thrown for a loop" and that "Aphex aficionados remain divided".<ref name="spins90slist">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|title=The Greatest Albums of the '90s|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|date=September 1999|page=148|issn=0886-3032|volume=15|issue=9}}</ref> Other 1994 releases were a fourth ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' ''[[GAK (album)|GAK]]'' (derived from early demos sent to Warp), and ''[[Classics (Aphex Twin album)|Classics]]'', a compilation album. === 1995–2000: ''...I Care Because You Do'', ''Richard D. James Album'' and ''Come to Daddy''=== {{Main|...I Care Because You Do|Richard D. James Album|Come to Daddy (EP)}} For his charting 1995 album ''[[...I Care Because You Do]],''<ref name="ICareChart">{{cite web |title=...I Care Because You Do |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823085343/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |url-status=live }}</ref> composed between 1990 and 1994 in a range of styles, James used an image of his face for the cover, which became a [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]] on his later releases. He commissioned [[Classical music|Western classical-music]] composer [[Philip Glass]] to create an orchestral version of the ''...I Care Because You Do'' track "Icct Hedral", which appeared on the ''[[Donkey Rhubarb (EP)|Donkey Rhubarb]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |title=The Aphex Twin Community / Learn / Interviews & Articles / Eponymous Rex Interview |website=Aphextwin.nu |access-date=2014-02-20 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005112441/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, James released his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP under the name AFX, which spearheaded the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |title=Drill'n'bass &#124; Music Highlights |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726092834/https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'', James's fourth studio album as Aphex Twin, was released on Warp in 1996. It features [[Softsynth|software synthesisers]] and unconventional rhythms. Will Hermes of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' discussed James's use of [[Old school jungle|jungle]] elements, writing that "by applying junglist strategies to his own obsessive sound creation - his gorgeous weirdo palette of modernist strings, whirring crib toys, and agitated machines - he remakes drum'n'bass in his own image".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=12|issue=11|date=February 1997|title=Aphex Twin: Richard D. James|last1=Hermes|first1=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|page=88|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> In a ''Pitchfork'' list of the best albums of the 1990s, Eric Carr wrote that ''Richard D. James Album'' demonstrated "aggressive combinations of disparate electronic forms", with an "almost-brutal contrast between its elements" that has ensured its relevance.<ref name="pitchfork-2003">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|work=Pitchfork|title=Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|last=Carr|first=Eric|date=17 November 2003|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420210814/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003 ''NME'' named it the 55th greatest album of all time,<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time|url=http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180105/http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|archive-date=30 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref> and in 2009 ''Pitchfork'' named it the 40th greatest album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|access-date=2009-01-16|archive-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229082705/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> James garnered attention the following year after the release of his charting ''[[Come to Daddy (EP)|Come to Daddy]]'' EP.<ref name="ComeChart">{{cite web |title=Come to Daddy |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185721/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Come to Daddy (song)|title track]] was conceived as a [[death metal]] parody. Accompanied with a successful music video directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], James became disenchanted by its success: "This little idea that I had, which was a joke, turned into something huge. It wasn't right at all."<ref name="indexmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|title=Index Magazine – Richard D James|date=14 January 2001|work=Index Magazine|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=5 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605035527/http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by "[[Windowlicker]]", a charting single<ref name="WinlickChart">{{cite web |title=Windowlicker |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410172643/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> promoted with another Cunningham music video, nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Video in 2000.<ref name="Brits">{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |title=Brits Awards – Aphex Twin|access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805223851/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref><ref name="indexmag" /> ===2001–2009: ''Drukqs'', ''Analord'' and the Tuss=== {{Main|Drukqs|Analord}} [[File:Aphex Twin, 2008.jpg|thumb|James performing in 2008|alt=]] In 2001 Aphex Twin released ''[[Drukqs]]'', an experimental double album featuring abrasive, meticulous programming and [[disklavier|computer-controlled piano]] influenced by [[Erik Satie]] and [[John Cage]]. It features the piano composition "[[Avril 14th]]", which remains perhaps James' best known work.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|title=How Aphex Twin's piano lullaby 'Avril 14th' became a runaway pop culture hit|date=2017-04-14|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419040029/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album polarised reviewers. James told interviewers he had accidentally left an MP3 player with new tracks on a plane, and had rushed the album release to preempt an [[music leak|internet leak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Synths, drukqs and rock'n'roll |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 January 2004 |access-date=2008-06-14 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612015041/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html| archive-date= 12 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2001 James also released a short EP, ''[[2 Remixes By AFX]]'', with remixes of songs by [[808 State]] and [[DJ Pierre]]. It also had an untitled third track, consisting of a [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] image with high-pitched sounds which can be decoded to a viewable image with appropriate software. In 2002 James was nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Male.<ref name="Brits" /> In 2003 Warp released ''[[26 Mixes for Cash]]'', collecting many of James's remixes for other artists. In 2005 James released a series of vinyl EPs under the AFX name, ''[[Analord]]'', created entirely with analogue equipment. These were followed in 2006 by a compilation album of ''Analord'' tracks, ''[[Chosen Lords]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|title=AFX: Chosen Lords|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044143/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007 James released two records on Rephlex, ''[[Confederation Trough]]'' and ''[[Rushup Edge (album)|Rushup Edge]]'', under the alias the Tuss, Cornish slang for "erection". Media sources speculated about James's involvement, but his identity was not confirmed until 2014.<ref name="pattison">{{cite news|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0,,2088396,00.html|title=Dancing in the dark|last=Pattison|first=Louis|date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618101712/http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0%2C%2C2088396%2C00.html|archive-date=18 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|title=Selected Aughties Works: The 5 Best Tracks From Aphex Twin's Quiet Period|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2014|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044141/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009 Rephlex Records released digital versions (in the FLAC file format) of the 11 Analord EPs. Each of them (except for Analord 10) had bonus tracks, totalling 81 minutes of new music between them all. Richard later disbanded Rephlex Records, removing the website entirely. This same year, James began working with the visual artist Weirdcore for graphics for his live shows, debuting at [[Bloc Festival]] in Minehead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2017-09-27 |title=Meet the anonymous artist behind Aphex Twin's insane visuals |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> Weirdcore has continued to work with James on live graphics and music videos. In 2010 James said he had completed six new albums, including a new version of the unreleased ''[[Melodies from Mars]]''.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|title=Aphex Twin Says He's Got Six Albums Completed &#124; News|date=2010-10-29|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726070621/https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011 he performed a live tribute to the Polish composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]; he performed his remix of Penderecki's "[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima]]" and a version of "[[Polymorphia]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|title=Video: New Compositions From Aphex Twin and Jonny Greenwood|author1=Carrie Batten|date=12 September 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331050409/https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, he performed at the Paris [[Pitchfork Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|title=Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival Paris [Friday]|date=29 October 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726072311/https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2014–present: ''Caustic Window'', ''Syro'', and return as Aphex Twin=== {{Main|Caustic Window LP|Syro}} [[File:Syro street art.jpg|thumb|Street art promoting the ''Syro'' album in New York City.]]In 2014 a [[test pressing]] of a 1994 album recorded under James's pseudonym [[Caustic Window (album)|Caustic Window]] appeared for sale on [[Discogs]]. The album was once intended for sale on James's label Rephlex, but went unreleased. With the consent of James and Rephlex, fans organised a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to purchase the record and distribute copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|title=Caustic Window: Caustic Window LP|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044150/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Syro'', the first album released under the Aphex Twin name since ''Drukqs'' in 2001, was released through Warp on 23 September 2014. It was marketed by a teaser campaign including graffiti, a blimp flown over London, and an announcement made via a [[.onion|.onion address]] accessible through the [[darknet]] browser [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|title=Aphex Twin Announces New Album SYRO Via Deep Web|last=Bowe|first=Miles|date=18 August 2014|work=[[SpinMedia|Stereogum]]|access-date=2014-09-22|archive-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202034401/https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014 James released a set of 21 tracks, ''Modular Trax'', on the audio platform [[SoundCloud]]. The tracks were later removed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aphex Twin Gives Away 21-Track Modular Synth Album Plus a Bundle of Demos and Studio Experiments|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|website=Factmag.com|date=10 November 2014|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111040032/http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over several months in 2015 James [[Aphex Twin SoundCloud demos|anonymously uploaded 230 demo tracks]], some dating to the 1980s, to SoundCloud.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|title=Aphex Twin archive removed from SoundCloud|last=music|first=Guardian|date=2015-05-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422085237/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|url-status=live}}</ref> He said he had released the [[Demo (music)|demos]] to relieve his family of the pressure to release his archives after he dies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|title=Cover story: Aphex Twin's mask collapses|website=Crack Magazine|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214052406/https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has continued to occasionally release tracks on the account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|title=Aphex Twin Shares New Songs|website=Pitchfork|date=8 April 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150439/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 January 2015 James released ''[[Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|title=Aphex Twin Announces Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP|website=Factmag.com|date=9 January 2015|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109154807/http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> created with robotic instruments including the [[Disklavier]], a computer-controlled [[player piano]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|title=If This Aphex Twin Archive Is Fake, We Don't Want to Know What Real Is|website=Pitchfork.com|date=27 January 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128171609/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 July 2016 he released the ''[[Cheetah EP|Cheetah]]'' EP, backed by a music video for "CIRKLON3 [Колхозная mix]", the first official music video for an Aphex Twin track in 17 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|title=Watch Aphex Twin's First Music Video in 17 Years|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 December, James performed in [[Houston]], Texas at the Day for Night festival, his first American appearance in eight years. A 12-inch vinyl was sold exclusively at the festival, containing two 10-minute tracks, entitled ''Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Philip |url=https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |title=Aphex Twin releases surprise 12-inch vinyl at Day For Night Festival |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2016-12-17 |access-date=2017-05-06 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117034629/https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Twin |first=Aphex |title=AFX - Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]. Aphex Twin. |url=https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |access-date=2023-11-02 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126132522/https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 June 2017 James performed at the Field Day festival and released a limited edition EP, ''[[London 03.06.17]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8&t=2575s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/nzvLiwUK3R8?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin Live at Field Day 2017 (alt. audio)|last=NTS|date=4 June 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The performance was livestreamed on [[NTS Radio]]'s Youtube channel. On 19 June 2017 a Michigan record store sold an exclusive Aphex Twin record comprising two tracks released on SoundCloud in 2015, entitled ''3 Gerald Remix / 24 TSIM 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|title=New Aphex Twin record on sale at Todd Osborn's Technical Equipment Supply shop in Michigan|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-20|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628065241/https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 July, Aphex Twin opened an online store with expanded versions of previous albums and new tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|title=Aphex Twin Launches New Streaming Site With Rarities, Unreleased Tracks, More|website=Pitchfork.com|date=20 July 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=20 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720190045/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 July, at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]], a tape limited to 500 copies was released.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017 |date=2017-07-29 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202531/https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aphex Twin released an EP, ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'', on 14 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|title=Warp Records on Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-09-14|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423190145/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP was announced on 5 August in a garbled press release written in broken English and visually distorted with the same Aphex Twin 3D graphic found in London, Turin and Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|title=Warp Records on Twitter: "..."|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809015535/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|url-status=live}}</ref> A promotional video for the ''Collapse'' EP was to be broadcast on [[Adult Swim]], but was cancelled after failing the [[Harding test]]. It was made available online instead, and the video for "T69 Collapse" was uploaded to YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|title=Aphex Twin's TV premiere cancelled after failing epilepsy test|website=NME|date=7 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155432/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/SqayDnQ2wmw?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin – T69 Collapse| date=7 August 2018 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2018-09-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During James' September 2019 tour two 12-inch records were released at performances at [[Printworks (London)|Printworks]], London, and [[The Warehouse Project|Warehouse Project]], Manchester, entitled "London" and "Manchester" on James' warp.net site. Official recordings of the sets were released on the 15th of September and 26 December 2019 on Youtube. Speculations of James's return started after a mysterious website featuring the Aphex Twin logo inside of the word "London" was discovered by fans. Its title alluded to 19 August 2023, the same day that the [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] festival takes place on in London, teasing a possible performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=20 January 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Teases First Show Since 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121002911/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=19.08.23 |url=https://190823.co.uk/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website= |language=en-US |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225228/https://190823.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His return was confirmed on 24 January 2023, when Aphex Twin was announced as a headliner for the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=2023-01-24 |title=Aphex Twin to Headline London's Field Day Festival |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124234110/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the next few weeks, several other performances were announced for Europe.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1622884119179935746 |title=BEST KEPT SECRET. HOLLAND. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1638135089992269824 |title=FORWARDS, BRISTOL. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> At a performance at [[Sónar]] on 16 June, an exclusive 12-inch vinyl was released entitled ''Barcelona 16.06.23''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Barcelona 16.06.2023 |date=2023-06-24 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this festival, large [[QR code]] displays with Aphex Twin branding were spotted. This, coupled with posters found in Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koe |first1=Crystal |title=Aphex Twin's new augmented reality app lets you enjoy the "festival experience" in your living room |url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/aphex-twin-new-augmented-reality-app/ |website=MusicTech |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> led to the discovery of an [[augmented reality]] app named "YXBoZXh0d2lu". The app was created to tease James' upcoming EP. On 21 June James announced the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]]'', which was released on 28 July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=2023-06-21 |title=Aphex Twin announces new EP |url=https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Consequence |language=en-US |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621170153/https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the release of this EP, the mobile app was updated once again. Using the app to scan the front cover, inner sleeves, trifold insert and vinyl label of ''Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760'', would reveal a variety of 3D visuals such as a 3D version of the cover, the EP's songs being playable within the app, and other various artwork.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stock |first1=Olivia |title=Aphex Twin releases new augmented reality app, YXBoZXh0d2lu |url=https://djmag.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-augmented-reality-app-yxbozxh0d2lu |website=DJ Mag |date=18 August 2023 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> On 19 August, James performed at [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] and released another exclusive 12-inch vinyl entitled [[London 19.08.2023]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - London 19.08.2023 |date=2023-08-19 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202533/https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |url-status=live }}</ref> NTS Radio released a [[360-degree video]] recording of the set on 27 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You can now watch Aphex Twin's full set from Field Day 2023 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |url-status=live }}</ref> Again, on 2 September, at a performance at Forwards Bristol, a cassette combining the Barcelona and London releases was released entitled ''Bristol 02.09.23''. ==Musical style and influences== Writing for [[AllMusic]], John Bush describes James as a "pioneer of [[experimental techno]]" who has "constantly pushed the limits of what can be accomplished with [[electronic instrument|electronic equipment]], resulting in forward-thinking and emotionally engaging work that ranges from sublime, [[Pastoral music|pastoral]] ambience to manic head-rush [[acid techno]]".<ref name="bush"/> In a 1996 review, ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Angela Lewis called him a "maverick of [[1990s in music|1990s]] [[electronica]] [who] exemplifies the finest traditions of [[British pop music|British pop]] mischief".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis |first1=Angela |title=Pop & Jazz: Aphex Twin plays the Nia Centre, Manchester |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine, James has "carved out his own space in the history of [[electronic music]]" across several genres, with his unique melodies being "the reason he's talked about as not just an electronic innovator but as the sphere's definitive artist".<ref name=FACT50best>{{cite web |title=The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/|date=14 April 2017|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT Magazine]]|publisher=The Vinyl Factory Group|location=London|accessdate=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704175541/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/ |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 review in the ''[[Financial Times]]'', Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described James as a "musical maverick" noted for "yoking different elements together in unpredictable formulations" and blending "hard beats and uncanny tones; difficult abstraction and populist melodies".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter-Tilney |first1=Ludovic |title=Aphex Twin: Syro – review |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |website=[[Financial Times]] |date=19 September 2014 |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719114516/https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Music publications have described James variously as "the [[Mozart]] of" both [[techno]] and [[Ambient music|ambient]].{{refn|<ref name=Thompson94>{{cite magazine|last=Thompson|first=Ben|date=January 1994|title=Aphex Twin: The Mozart of Techno|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416164945/https://rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lester2"/><ref name=DummySep14>{{cite magazine|title=Album of the week: Aphex Twin|url=https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|magazine=Dummy Mag|location=London|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003155801/https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=QMar94>{{cite news |title=Armed And Fairly Dangerous |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/ |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=EMAP|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719112136/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/|archive-date=19 July 2021|url-status=dead|date=March 1994}}</ref>}} Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 Paul Lester identified James's lineage as "electronic greats" including [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], [[John Cage]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Brian Eno]], and [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]].<ref name="lester" /> {{quote box|quoted=1|quote=I could just lock myself away for days and get inspired by myself. That's my favorite way to do it. It's more like a pure form of motivation when it's all on your own. But you have to wait until you're really bored and you've got nothing to do. That's when it comes out. That's when I reckon it gets good.|source=—James in a 1997 interview with ''[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]''.<ref name=perfect/>|width=30%|align=right|style=padding:8px;|border=2px}} James had no formal [[music education|music training]] and is largely self-taught.<ref name="lester" /> Prior to becoming a [[music production|producer]], James spent his teens modifying [[analogue synthesiser]]s and became "addicted to making noises," only later becoming "interested in listening to other people's stuff".<ref name="tq"/> James states that he spent his initial years "ignorant of music, apart from [[Acid techno|acid]] and techno, where I bought just about everything".<ref name="tq"/> He claimed to have been independently making music similar to acid and techno before encountering the styles, and subsequently became enthusiastic about them.<ref name="auto"/> He has cited [[808 State]]'s 1988 debut album ''[[Newbuild (album)|Newbuild]]'' as a major early inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guttridge-Hewitt |first1=Martin |title=808 State Are Three Decades in and Still Looking to the Future |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |website=Vice |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720011717/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, James identified voluntary [[sleep deprivation]] as an influence on his productions at that time.<ref name="tq"/> He also claimed to have recorded over one thousand unreleased tracks.<ref name="tq"/> He later said he experienced [[synaesthesia]] and utilised [[lucid dreaming]] as a means of developing compositional ideas.<ref name="SABAphex">{{cite web |url=http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |title=Aphex Twin: Mad Musician or Investment Banker? |access-date=2011-03-10 |last=Anderson |first=Don |year=1999 |work=Space Age Bachelor |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910134203/http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of James's early work was compared to [[Brian Eno]]'s ambient releases, but James claimed not to have heard Eno before he began recording.<ref name="TTIWTOO">{{cite web |title=They thought I was the only one |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |work=Junglizt |date=1996 |access-date=1 July 2014 |archive-date=8 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408074911/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, [[Simon Reynolds]] noted that James had only recently explored [[Avant-garde classical|avant-classical]] and left-field [[Rock music|rock]] artists including Cage, Stockhausen, Eno, [[Steve Reich]], [[Terry Riley]], and [[Can (band)|Can]], and had spent a couple of years "catching up" on other genres outside techno and [[House music|house]].<ref name="tq" /> In 1997 James described himself as a fan of "old [[tape music|tape]] and avant-garde music" such as Stockhausen's "[[Gesang der Jünglinge|Song for the Youth]]" and the work of American composer [[Tod Dockstader]].<ref name=perfect/> He also named works by [[Erik Satie]], [[Drexciya]], [[Ween]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and [[Les Baxter]] among his favorite albums.<ref name=perfect3>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin's Favorite Music|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160510/http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|url-status=live}}</ref> When James began programming faster, [[jungle music|jungle]]-inspired [[breakbeats]] in the mid-1990s, he named friends and fellow musicians [[Luke Vibert]] and [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] as influences.<ref name=perfect>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|archive-date=11 June 2008}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James said of jungle that "I still think it's the ultimate genre, really, because the people making it weren't musicians," and noted that "for years, I could listen to jungle and nick things from them, but they didn't know I existed."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web |last1=Sherburne |first1=Philip |title=Strange Visitor: A Conversation with Aphex Twin |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821215414/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with Vibert and Jenkinson, James helped to spearhead the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style, which exaggerated elements of [[drum and bass]], on his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP (1995).<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="auto"/> Acknowledging another influence, James's Rephlex label released ''[[Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'', a compilation of music recorded by the pioneers of the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Sweet |title=Queen of the wired frontier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=17 March 2002 |access-date=2008-06-14 |location=London |archive-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511001544/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 he described Kraftwerk as a major influence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warwick |first1=Oli |title=Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903105314/https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he said he disliked "[[rock and roll]]", he appreciates [[Led Zeppelin]] (as a source of "great breakbeats"),<ref name="Perez" /> and [[Pink Floyd]] (for their [[psychedelic music]]).<ref name="Perez">{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-date=2009-05-01 |title=Interview: Aphex Twin |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Perez |first=Arturo |date=16 March 2002 |work=[[Kludge Magazine]] }}</ref> Asked in 2011 about an artist he would like to work with, James named [[Kate Bush]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verdú |first1=Daniel |title=Odio al público |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |website=[[El País]] |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522041756/https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex Records, which James co-owned with Grant Wilson-Claridge, coined the word "braindance" to describe Aphex Twin's music.<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|title=Various Artists : The Braindance Coincidence|work=[[NME]]|first=James|last=Oldham|date=12 September 2005|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063142/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the label: "Braindance is the genre that encompasses the best elements of all genres, e.g. traditional, [[Classical music|classical]], electronic music, popular, modern, [[industrial music|industrial]], ambient, [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], house, techno, breakbeat, [[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]], [[ragga]], [[garage house|garage]], drum and bass, etc."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |title=What is braindance? |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=rephlex.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302124112/http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |archive-date=2001-03-02 }}</ref> According to ''Pitchfork's'' Paul Cooper braindance "escaped the mind/body binary opposition of electronic music" while retaining its club roots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3 |title=Astrobotnia Parts 1, 2 & 3 |access-date=2008-04-16 |last=Cooper |first=Paul |date=4 October 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080407101034/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3| archive-date= 7 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> James's music has often been characterised as an example of the "[[intelligent dance music]]" that began in the 1990s.<ref name=Green19/><ref name="bush"/><ref name="rollstone">{{cite magazine|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615050200/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|url-status=live}}</ref> IDM is mentioned on the home page of the Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) mailing list at [[Hyperreal.org]] about the music of Aphex Twin and the [[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence Series]] released by [[Warp Records]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brian R|title=The Intelligent Dance Music Mailing List – Hosted by Hyperreal.org|url=http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|website=Hyperreal.org|access-date=2014-06-18|date=18 June 2014|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513051003/http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series features James's recordings as Polygon Window and early productions from artists including [[Autechre]], Black Dog, [[Richie Hawtin]]'s FUSE project and [[Speedy J]]. The term spread to the United States and internet [[Internet forum|message boards]]. James responded to the IDM term in a 1997 interview: {{cquote|I just think it's really funny to have terms like that. It's basically saying, "this is intelligent and everything else is stupid." It's really nasty to everyone else's music. (laughs) It makes me laugh, things like that. I don't use names. I just say that I like something or I don't.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross" />}} ==Image and pseudonyms== James's face, grinning or distorted, is a theme of his album covers, music videos and songs. James said it began as a response to techno producers who concealed their identities: {{cquote|I did it because the thing in techno you weren't supposed to do was to be recognised and stuff. The sort of unwritten rule was that you can't put your face on the sleeve. It has to be like a circuit board or something. Therefore I put my face on the sleeve. That's why I originally did it. But then I got carried away.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|title=Aphex Twin Interview By Heiko Hoffmann|access-date=2013-05-22|archive-date=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119032708/http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The cover of ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' features a self-portrait painted by James, and that of ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' has a close-up photograph. His face is superimposed on the bodies of other people in the music videos for "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" and "[[Windowlicker]]". Near the end of the second track of the "Windowlicker" single (known as "Formula"), a photo of James's face is a [[Steganography|steganogram]] which is revealed as a [[spectrogram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php |title=The Aphex Face |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=bastwood.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080617152125/http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php| archive-date= 17 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Another image of James and collaborator [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] is embedded (in [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] format) with text in the third track of ''2 Remixes by AFX'', "Bonus High Frequency Sounds".{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} James has recorded as AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, the Universal Indicator, Caustic Window, Smojphace, [[GAK (EP)|GAK]], PBoD (Phonic Boy on Dope), Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Dice Man, the Tuss, Soit-P.P and user18081971.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Aphex Twin Drops Six New Songs on His Secret SoundCloud |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409081439/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beta |first1=Andy |title=Richard D. James: 10 Essential Releases |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=29 September 2014 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026201214/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson-Rich |first1=Louis |title=10 ICONIC APHEX TWIN MOMENTS |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623185105/https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinton |first1=Patrick |title=9 KILLER TRACKS FROM 9 APHEX TWIN ALIASES |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423162009/https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1997 interview, he said: "There's really no big theory. It's just things that I feel right in doing at the time and I really don't know why. I select songs for certain [names] and I just do it. I don't know what it means."<ref name="gross">{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |title=Interview by Jason Gross |access-date=2008-06-14 |date=September 1997 |work=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001 he commented on the speculation connected to many anonymous electronic artists: "A lot of people think everything electronic is mine. I get credited for so many things, it's incredible. I'm practically everyone, I reckon—everyone and nobody."<ref name="indexmag" /> ==Influence and legacy== Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 journalist [[Paul Lester]] described James as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music".<ref name="lester2">{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html|title=Tank boy|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=5 October 2001|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html|archive-date=10 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described James as a "hugely influential electronic musician whose ambient washes of sound and freakishly twisted beats have gone on to inform artists of all genres."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vozick-Levinson |first1=Simon |title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=9 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s John Bush wrote that "unlike most artists who emerged from the '90s techno scene, James established himself as a genuine personality, known for his cheeky grin and nightmare-inducing music videos as much as his groundbreaking albums and EPs," which helped to "expand his audience from ravers and critics to rock fans, with numerous non-electronic musicians citing him as an inspiration".<ref name="bush2">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History|author=John Bush|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2016-07-09|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001 [[Thomas Bangalter]] of [[Daft Punk]] cited Aphex Twin (particularly "[[Windowlicker]]") as an influence on their 2001 album ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]''. Bangalter said he liked it because "it wasn't a big club beat, but it also wasn't a laid back, quiet one".<ref name="sonicnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413130551/http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-04-13|title=Daft Punk Interview: Discover New Worlds|publisher=SonicNet|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref> Artists including [[Steve Reich]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|title=Steve Reich Interview: On Radiohead, Aphex Twin And 'The Rite of Spring'|author1=Lucy Jones|date=23 October 2014|website=NME|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726090134/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wes Borland]] of [[Limp Bizkit]],<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/YZkC8RdgGT0?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-date=2021-09-22|title=Kerrang! Sonisphere 2014 Podcast: Wes Borland – YouTube| date=4 July 2014 |via=YouTube|access-date=2014-08-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Skrillex]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|title=I stopped doing interviews because of The Guardian|last=Answer Code Request|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2015|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710202730/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]] of [[Linkin Park]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Mike Shinoda - What's in My Bag?| date=8 October 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/0Qxm-pOwTiY?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-date=2021-09-22|language=en|access-date=2019-09-23}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=Aphex Twin Inspired John Frusciante's Next Acid House Record|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Telekom Electronic Beats|language=en-US|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726071830/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matty Healy]] of [[the 1975]],<ref> https://youtu. be/d3ZHGfcENuk?si=i4riW-doQdMhO-BH</ref>[[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] of [[Tame Impala]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tame Impala|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Pitchfork|date=23 June 2010|language=en|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025193245/https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zammuto (band)|Nick Zammuto]] of [[the Books]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Guardian Staff|date=2006-01-27|title=Clogs and the Books interview each other|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116040437/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|url-status=live}}</ref> have expressed admiration for Aphex Twin or cited him as an influence. James influenced [[Radiohead]]'s transition to electronic music for their 2000 album ''[[Kid A]]''.<ref name="ZORIC2">{{cite news|last=Zoric|first=Lauren|date=22 September 2000|title=I think I'm meant to be dead&nbsp;...|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,371289,00.html|access-date=18 May 2007|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102235438/http://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0%2C%2C371289%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the Radiohead singer, [[Thom Yorke]], said Aphex Twin was his biggest influence: "He burns a heavy shadow ... Aphex opened up another world that didn't involve my fucking electric guitar ... I hated the [[Britpop]] thing and what was happening in America, but Aphex was totally beautiful, and he's kind of my age too."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-21 |title=Uni of Yorke Class 1: FlyLo, the Gaslamp Killer & FaltyDL |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/15435/1/uni-of-yorke-class-1-flylo-the-gaslamp-killer-faltydl |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[Dazed]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, asked if he would tour with Radiohead, James said "I wouldn't play with them since I don't like them".<ref name="Perez2">{{cite web|url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|title=Interview: Aphex Twin|last=Perez|first=Arturo|date=16 March 2002|work=[[Kludge Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|archive-date=2009-05-01|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> However, he said in 2011 that his dislike of Radiohead had been exaggerated by the press and that he had contacted Yorke to explain this.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaciński|first=Bartek|date=2011-09-07|title=Rozmowa z Aphexem Twinem|url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.polityka.pl|language=pl|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124174931/https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005 [[Alarm Will Sound]] released ''[[Acoustica (Alarm Will Sound album)|Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin]]'', featuring acoustic arrangements of James's electronic tracks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Mark |title=All-acoustic interpretations of pieces by Aphex Twin. |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715103937/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[London Sinfonietta]] performed arrangements of Aphex Twin songs in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|title=London Sinfonietta Tackles Aphex Twin, Squarepusher|author1=Llewellyn, Kati|author2=Solarski, Matthew|date=13 September 2006|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621160947/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> Animator [[David Firth (animator)|David Firth]] sampled Aphex Twin in his animated series ''[[Salad Fingers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|title=Re: Salad Fingers|website=Semantikon.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503222920/http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012 ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' named ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'' the best album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music|date=2012-09-03|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311193158/http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Personal life== James has made "wild and essentially unverifiable claims" about his personal life in interviews, including the claim that he inherited the name of a dead older brother.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> He has described himself as "just some irritating, lying, ginger kid from Cornwall who should have been locked up in some youth detention centre. I just managed to escape and blag it into music."<ref name="lester" /> In a 1993 interview, he claimed to only sleep two to three hours per night.<ref name="tq"/> In the mid-1990s, James bought a disused bank in the [[Elephant & Castle]] area of London, where he claimed to live in a converted [[bank vault]].<ref name="factmyth">{{cite web |title=Aphex Twin: 10 strange myths and the truth behind them |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705161243/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He falsely claimed in a 2001 interview to have bought the steel structure in the centre of the [[Elephant Square]] roundabout, though this is in fact the [[Michael Faraday Memorial]] which houses an electricity substation for the [[London Underground]].<ref name="oconnell">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=Untitled|last=O'Connell|first=John|date=October 2001|work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|publisher=[[EMAP]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615033834/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> In the 1990s, James bought a 1950s [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]], complete with a working [[machine gun]], which he claimed to drive around Cornwall in lieu of a car.<ref>{{cite web |last=James |first=Richard D. |title=Life as a Tank Boy |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |website=Details Magazine |access-date=17 September 2018 |date=1995 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826131448/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="factmyth" /> In a 2010 interview with ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'', James said he is living in Scotland after relocating from London.<ref>{{cite web|title=APHEX TWIN: "I'VE GOT SIX ALBUMS COMPLETED"|url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-08-17|date=28 October 2010|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110622/http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, he lives in a village near Glasgow in Scotland with his two sons from his first marriage<ref name="rollstone"/> and his second wife, Anastasia,<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> a Russian art student.<ref>[[Spex (magazine)|Spex]] October 2014, p. 26: ''Aphex Twin: Ein Backup für Millionen'' (German interview)</ref> His sister [[Julie James]] is a [[Welsh Labour]] politician who was appointed the Welsh [[Welsh Government|Minister for Climate Change]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-04|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=2021-08-04|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804110435/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|title=Wales' new Climate Change Minister is Aphex Twin's sister|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=5 August 2021|work=[[DJ Mag]]|accessdate=6 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805201018/https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James mentioned that he finds it challenging to live in a small village: "You have to speak to everybody, and everybody knows your business. For someone like me, who’s a little bit autistic or something, it can be quite intense." He also mentioned he does not own a smartphone.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|title=Aphex Twin Gives a Rare Interview About His New LP|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=11 March 2023|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Awards== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Category !! Work !! Result |- | rowspan="4"|1998 | [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Pop Promo Video with a budget over £40,000 | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | "[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Ars Electronica]] | Digital Music | rowspan="2"|Himself | {{won}} |- | [[Online Music Awards]] | Best Electronic Fansite<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|title=Google Groups|website=Groups.google.com|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708165748/http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.programmer/browse_thread/thread/b5fd3717bda6a8d0/d4d3e151a783dffa?lnk=gst&q=ioc%23d4d3e151a783dffa#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2000 | [[2000 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Video|Best British Video]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Editing | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="3"|[[NME Awards]] | Single of the Year | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|Best Dance Act | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | {{nom}} |- | [[2002 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Shortlist Music Prize]] | Album of the Year | ''[[Drukqs]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2005 | Antville Music Video Awards | Best Video | "[[Rubber Johnny]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | rowspan="3"|Rober Awards Music Poll | Best Male Artist | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | Comeback of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Best Electronica | {{won}} |- | rowspan="7"|2015 | [[2015 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album|Best Dance/Electronica Album]] | rowspan="6"|''[[Syro]]'' |{{won}} |- | [[International Dance Music Awards]] | Best Full Length Studio Recording | {{nom}} |- | [[Independent Music Companies Association|IMPALA Awards]] | Album of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|title=IMPALA: 23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year AwardV|website=Vut.de|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803151825/https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | [[Mercury Prize]] | rowspan="2"|Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|A2IM Libera Awards | {{nom}} |- | Creative Packaging Award | {{won}} |- | Marketing Genius | ''Syro'' album release campaign | {{nom}} |- | 2016 | [[2016 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2018 | Rober Awards Music Poll | Best EP | rowspan="2"|''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{nom}} |- |[[Best Art Vinyl]] | Best Art Vinyl<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|title=Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018|website=ArtVinyl.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722183647/https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|UK Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | rowspan="4"|"T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | Best Visual Effects in a Video | {{nom}} |- | Best Animation in a Video | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"|2019 | [[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop Reader Awards]] | Video of the Year | {{nom}} |- | [[2019 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|A2IM Libera Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|title=A2IM Announces 2019 Libera Award Nominees|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726082351/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|url-status=live}}</ref> | Marketing Genius | ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{won}} |- | Video of the Year | "T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | 2024 | [[2024 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording|Best Dance/Electronic Recording]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |website=Grammy.com |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> | Blackbox Life Recorder 21F | {{nom}} {{end}} ==Discography== {{main|Richard D. James discography}} {{See also|List of songs recorded by Richard D. James}} '''Studio albums as Aphex Twin''' * ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' (1992) * ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' (1994) * ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) * ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996) * ''[[Drukqs]]'' (2001) * ''[[Syro]]'' (2014) ==See also== {{Portal|Cornwall}} * [[List of ambient music artists]] ==Notes== {{reflist|group=nb}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Aphex Twin}} * [https://aphextwin.warp.net Aphex Twin] at [[Warp Records]] * {{curlie|Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A/Aphex_Twin|Aphex Twin}} * {{Discogs artist}} * [[SoundCloud]] page: [https://soundcloud.com/richarddjames Aphex Twin] a85bdcc2f158e32257a277076dc49c98d3dab98a 220 219 2024-07-29T19:10:08Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{Short description|British electronic musician (born 1971)}} {{use British English|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Aphex Twin | image = Aphex Twin 2.jpg | caption = James performing in March 2008 | image_size = 240px | landscape = yes | birth_name = Richard David James | alias = {{flatlist| *AFX *Bradley Strider *Caustic Window *GAK *The Dice Man *Polygon Window *Power-Pill *The Tuss *Phonic Boy on Dope}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Limerick]], Ireland | origin = [[Cornwall]], United Kingdom | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Electronic music|Electronic]] *[[techno]] *[[Intelligent dance music|IDM]] *[[Ambient music|ambient]] *[[Jungle music|jungle]] *[[Experimental music|experimental]] *[[drill 'n' bass]]}} | instruments = {{flatlist| *Synthesiser *piano *turntables *drum machine *[[music sequencer|sequencer]] *[[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]] *laptop}} | discography = {{flatlist| *[[Richard D. James discography|Albums and singles]] *[[List of songs recorded by Richard D. James|songs]]}} | occupations = {{flatlist| *Musician *record producer *composer *DJ}} | years_active = 1988–present | label = {{hlist|[[Warp (record label)|Warp]]|[[Rephlex Records|Rephlex]]|[[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo]]|[[R&S Records|R&S]]}} | website = {{URL|1=https://aphextwin.warp.net/|2=aphextwin.warp.net}} }} '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''',<ref name=Verge15>{{cite web |last1=Byford |first1=Sam |title=Aphex Twin returns again, this time as AFX |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=5 May 2020 |language=en |date=3 July 2015 |quote=Richard D. James goes by a lot of pseudonyms, most famously Aphex Twin and next most famously AFX |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112433/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AFX - Information|url=https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|website=[[Warp Records|Warp]]|access-date=8 October 2021|quote=Richard D. James is known most prominently as Aphex Twin. Second among his aliases, ahead of relatively less used tags like Polygon Window, Caustic Window, and the Tuss, is AFX.|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154857/https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|James has recorded under a wide number of lesser known aliases, including AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and the Tuss.}} is a British <!--- DO NOT CHANGE TO IRISH: see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#Context--> musician, record producer, composer and DJ.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |last2=Hussey |first2=Allison |last3=Ismael Ruiz |first3=Matthew |date=21 June 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Announces EP, Shares New Song “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f”: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-song-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-listen/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |quote=Aphex Twin has shared “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f,” the first official release from the producer born Richard D. James in five years.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bemis |first=Alec |date=6 May 2003 |title=The Madman of Electronica |url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/05/aphex-twin-the-madman-of-electronica.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Slate |publisher=Slate Group |quote=Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, is a reclusive electronic musician and producer known for his legendary mischievousness...}}</ref><ref name=Brits/> He is known for his idiosyncratic work in [[electronic music|electronic]] styles such as [[techno]], [[ambient music|ambient]], and [[jungle music|jungle]].{{refn|<ref name="bush">{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=FACT50best/><ref name="Clay14">{{cite news |last1=Clay |first1=Joe |title=Aphex Twin: Syro |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |access-date=19 July 2021 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=20 September 2014 |language=en |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Brake14>{{cite web |last1=Brake |first1=David |title=Down the Rabbit Hole: Entering the Universe of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |location=Los Angeles |website=Passion of the Weiss |access-date=4 May 2020 |date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201114/https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=DummySep14/><ref name="ElecBeats18">{{cite web |title=Sound Portraits: The Creativity Of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |website=Electronic Beats |access-date=19 July 2021 |date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Journalists from publications including ''[[Mixmag]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]],'' ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.{{refn|name=Most|<ref name=Green19>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Thomas H.|date=12 December 2019|title=Aphex Twin: Inside the Mythology of the MDMA Mozart|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|quote=He's often called the most important electronic musician of his generation|location=London|publisher=Wasted Talent Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701153433/https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sanneh01>{{cite news|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=Old-Fashioned Sounds From Masters of Electronica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=4 November 2001|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172132/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=JonesNME14>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Lucy|title=Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' album: Was It Worth £40K?|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[NME]]|location=London|date=17 June 2014|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120237/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Fourfour17>{{cite magazine|date=11 May 2017|title=Fact or Fiction: 7 Stories About Aphex Twin|url=https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|magazine=Four/Four Magazine|location=Dublin|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818151616/https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=FactAFXday>{{cite magazine|date=14 April 2017|title=It's Aphex Twin Day at FACT!|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|location=London|publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183849/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Clash06>{{cite magazine|date=2 May 2006|title=Aphex Twin Interview|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|location=London|publisher=Clash Media Group|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114529/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=lester>{{cite news|first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Tank boy |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 October 2001 |access-date=14 June 2008 |location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Skala18>{{cite magazine|last=Skala|first=Jemima|date=13 September 2018|title=Reviews/Aphex Twin – Collapse EP|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Radge Media Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043812/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Baltin14>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=28 August 2014|title=Is Aphex Twin the Most Important Electronic Music Artist of All Time?|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|magazine=[[Insomniac (promoter)|Insomniac]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Insomniac Holdings LLC|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183850/https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CohenGL14>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=23 September 2014|title=Everything You Wanted to Know About Aphex Twin But Were Afraid to Ask|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|magazine=[[Grantland]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145827/https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sani20>{{cite web|last=Sani|first=Niko|date=10 April 2020|title=Aphex Twin Releases New Tracks Under Alleged Alias|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|website=edm.com|location=New York|publisher=Maven|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227042547/https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>}} James was raised in [[Cornwall]] and began [[DJing]] at [[free party|free parties]] and clubs in the area and around the [[South West England|South West]] in the late 1980s.<ref name=MixmagDec92>{{cite magazine|last=Marcus|first=Tony|title=Deeply Dippy: Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=Disco Mix Club Limited|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-date=14 August 2021|url-status=dead|date=December 1992|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> His debut EP ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]],'' released in 1991 on [[Mighty Force Records]], brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and [[continental Europe]].<ref name=Barr00>{{cite book |last1=Barr|first1=Tim|title=Techno: the rough guide |date=2000|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd |location=London |isbn=9781858284347 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=Reynolds13>{{cite book |last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|title=[[Energy Flash|Energy Flash : a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture]]|date=2013 |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=London |isbn=9780571289141 |page=165 |edition=2nd}}</ref> James co-founded the independent label [[Rephlex Records]] the same year. His 1992 debut album ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'', released by Belgian label [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo]], garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) and ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996), as well as [[Top 40]] singles such as "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by [[music video]]s directed by [[Chris Cunningham]] and brought James wider international attention. After releasing ''[[Drukqs]]'' in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 ''[[Analord]]'' EP series under his '''AFX''' alias and a pair of 2007 releases as '''the Tuss'''. In 2014 he made available a [[Caustic Window LP|previously unreleased 1994 LP]] as '''Caustic Window'''. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album ''[[Syro]]'' on Warp, winning the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album]]. He has since released charting EPs including ''[[Cheetah (EP)|Cheetah]]'' (2016) and ''[[Collapse EP|Collapse]]'' (2018). In 2023, he released the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]].'' "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list}}</ref> ==Early life== [[File:Chapel Porth (6345).jpg|thumb|right|James grew up in [[Cornwall]] (pictured: Cornwall's Chapel Porth, seen on the cover and referenced in the liner notes of James's 1993 album ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'').<ref name="The Quietus Opinion" />]] James was born on 18 August 1971<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2100257,00.html|title=College days|last=Murray|first=Janet|date=12 June 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626093339/http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0%2C%2C2100257%2C00.html|archive-date=26 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> in [[Limerick]], Ireland,<ref name=MwDec97/> to [[Welsh people|Welsh]] parents.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617085532/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref> He has said that he had a stillborn older brother also named Richard [[Necronym|whose name he inherited]].<ref name="factmyth" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|title=Aphex twin, Chosen Lords|last=Warren|first=Emma|date=19 March 2006|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-04-18|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045938/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 1997 interview James stated that this death occurred while his family had moved to Canada in 1968 for his father's mining work; it led his mother to reuse the name because "she didn't want to accept the death of the child."<ref>{{cite journal |title=This does not compute |journal=Alternative Press |date=May 1997}}</ref> James grew up in [[Cornwall]],<ref name="The Quietus Opinion">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|work=[[The Quietus]]|first=Laura|last=Snapes|date=13 September 2016|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210711172609/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> where he lived in [[Lanner, Cornwall|Lanner]] while attending [[Redruth School]] in [[Redruth]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Quietus {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Quietus Essay {{!}} The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|website=The Quietus|date=13 September 2016 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191713/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> James said he liked growing up there, "cut off from the city and the rest of the world".<ref name=":1" /> He became interested in making sounds before writing music, and as a child he played with the strings inside his family piano and disassembled tape equipment.<ref name="tq">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04483-simon-reynolds-interview-with-aphex-twin-melody-maker-1993-warp|title=A Classic Aphex Twin Interview. Simon Reynolds Talks To Richard D. James|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|website=[[The Quietus]]|date=21 June 2010 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> In a 2001 interview James said that at age 11 he won £50 in a competition for producing sound on a [[ZX81|Sinclair ZX81]], a home computer with no sound hardware: "I played around with [[machine code]] and found some codes that retuned the TV signal so that it made this really weird noise when you turned the volume up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=The Face Magazine interview|date=October 2001|access-date=2022-12-24|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173650/https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Fact Magazine (UK)|Fact Magazine]]'' reported in 2017 that this contest story is dubious,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|title=10 strange Aphex Twin myths and the truth behind them|date=2017-04-14|website=Factmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418121000/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|url-status=live}}</ref> and likely based on a program published in ''Your Computer Magazine'' 1982, for which the author (G. N. Owen) was paid £6 ({{Inflation|UK|6|1982|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=G. N. Owen|title=Organic Tunes|url=https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-06/page/n69/mode/2up|magazine=Your Computer Magazine|location=Leamington Spa, Warwickshire|publisher=Quadrant House|date=June 1982|access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref>{{Inflation/fn|UK}} James states that he bought his first synthesizer at age 12 and after taking an interest in [[electronics]] would modify [[analogue synthesisers]] "and junk" to make noise.<ref name="tq" /> James began making music aged 14,<ref name=":1" /> partially as a refuge from the "bloody awful" [[Jesus and Mary Chain]] albums played by his sister.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stubbs |first=David |title=Future Sounds: The Story of Electronic Music from Stockhausen to Skrillex |date=2018 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=9780571346974 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191657/https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cornwall had few record shops, but a thriving nightlife in which [[acid house]] was popular.<ref name=":1" /> James claimed to have been making music with similarities to [[Acid house|acid]] and techno for years before hearing the genres, leading him to purchase every record he could find in the styles.<ref name="auto">[[Simon Reynolds]]. ''Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture''. Soft Skull Press, 2012.</ref> In his late teens, James began DJing at clubs and raves, and included his own tracks in his sets.<ref name=":1" /> He studied at [[Cornwall College (England)|Cornwall College]] from 1988 to 1990 and graduated with a [[National Diploma (UK)|National Diploma]] in engineering.<ref name=":0" /> According to one lecturer, he often wore headphones during practical lessons and had a "kind of mystique about him ... I think some of the other students were a bit in awe of him."<ref name=":0" /> == Career == ===1988–1991: Cornish free parties, Rephlex Records and first releases=== In the late 1980s, James became involved in the Cornish [[free party]] scene, putting on raves at "secret coves along the coast and behind sand dunes".<ref name=SpinMar94>{{cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Erik |author-link=Erik Davis |date=March 1994 |title=Monsters of Techno |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |location=Palm Coast |publisher=Camouflage Associates }}</ref> The first party he DJed at was in a barn in 1988.<ref name=MwDec97>{{cite news |title=Jock on his Box |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/ |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Record Retailer Pub Ltd|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711045017/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/|archive-date=11 July 2021|url-status=live|date=20 December 1997}} [https://archive.today/20210712024852/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/music-week-1997-12-20.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Parties were also known to take place at [[Gwennap|Gwennap Pit]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Cornwall |series=Sounds of the Suburbs |first=John |last=Peel |network=[[Channel 4]] |date=21 March 1999 |number=4 |time=2:10}}</ref> They mainly attracted local youths and [[New Age travellers|travellers]], with entrance donations taken in [[cannabis]]. The tight-knit community would also put on nights at small clubs in towns around the county, including [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]], [[Porthtowan]], and [[St Austell]]. James would later refer to this scene as the "best he's ever been involved in".<ref name=MixmagDec92/><ref name=":1"/> James started a regular DJ slot in 1989, playing alternate weeks at the Bowgie nightclub in [[Crantock]]. There he met [[Tom Middleton]] and Grant Wilson-Claridge.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|title=Rephlex Records: Recalling Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson-Claridge's label|date=2018-05-07|website=Orbmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418115935/https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|url-status=live}}</ref> Impressed by James's music, Middleton played a tape James had given him to a free party organiser in [[Exeter]], Mark Darby, who eventually convinced James to release a record on his fledgling record label [[Mighty Force Records]].<ref name=DarbyRC>{{cite interview |last=Darby |first=Mark |subject-link=Mighty Force Records |title=The Mighty Force from the Bubblebath to Fog City! |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |location=London |work=Record Collector |access-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404143905/https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |archive-date=4 April 2018}}</ref> James was initially resistant, but while he was [[Psychedelic experience|tripping]] on [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|acid]] backstage at a DJ gig, Darby and Middleton convinced him to release the record. Darby later said: "I think if he had not done that trip that night there may have never been any Aphex Twin."<ref name=DarbyRC/> James has given a similar account: "...they made me sign the contract when I was off my face. I was tripping and they're waving this money and a pen at me. It's a bit clichéd but it's the way they got me to sign."<ref name=Marcus95>{{cite interview |last=James|first=Richard D.|subject-link=Aphex Twin|date=May 1995|interviewer-last=Marcus|interviewer-first=Tony|title=True Lies|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317172519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|archive-date=17 March 2021|url-status=dead|access-date=17 June 2021}} [https://archive.today/20210712020647/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/page-1.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Similarly impressed by James's music, Wilson-Claridge suggested they use some money he inherited to create a [[record label]] to release it. He and James founded [[Rephlex Records]] in 1991.<ref name=":1" /> James's first release was the 12" [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'', released on Mighty Force in September 1991.<ref name=DarbyAR>{{cite web |last1=Darby |first1=Mark |title=Mark Darby |url=http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |website=Alpha Radio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107162147/http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |archive-date=7 November 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 }}</ref> The EP made the playlist of [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]], an influential London radio station, giving it wide exposure in the dance music scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |title=Aphex Twin: The Contrarian |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Turenne |first=Martin |date=April 2003 |work=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703002122/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |archive-date=3 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 ''The Guardian'' called the release one of the key moments in the history of dance music.<ref name=GuaBubbEvent>{{cite news |last1=Vine |first1=Richard |title=A history of dance music: Aphex Twin's first single Bubblebath released by Mighty Force records |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424181101/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=dead |location=London}}</ref> The record caught the ear of Renaat Vandepapeliere, the head of [[R&S Records]], at that time one of the leading European [[rave music|rave]] labels. James visited him in Belgium, bringing a box full of cassettes of his music. From these cassettes they picked out tracks for two records, including James's first [[studio album|album]] ''Selected Ambient Works 85-92''.<ref name=ViceRS2014>{{cite magazine |last=Khawaja |first=Jemayel |date=26 August 2014 |title=In Order to Dance: The Story of R&S Records |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice UK]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209095829/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |archive-date=9 December 2019 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |access-date=10 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fintoni |first=Laurent |date=12 February 2017 |title=Paul White salutes the world-building genius of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92 |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |location=London |publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828064401/https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, as word of his 12" records spread, James started performing at London techno events like the formative club Knowledge, held at the SW1 nightclub in London's [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], and the influential night Lost.<ref name="Wbaum14p45">{{cite book |last1=Weidenbaum |first1=Mark |title=Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, Volume 2 |date=2014 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |location=New York/London |isbn=9781623567637 |page=45}}</ref><ref name="StrayLandings">{{cite web |last1=Darton-Moore |first1=Theo |title=That Time When // Spatial |url=http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial |website=Stray Landings|date=2 May 2017|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308000706/http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial|archive-date=8 March 2021|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref> Through 1991 and 1992 James released three ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'' EPs, two EPs as Caustic Window, the ''[[Universal Indicator Red|Red]]'' EP as part of the [[Universal Indicator (collective)|Universal Indicator]] collective, along with the ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP|Xylem Tube]]'' EPs on the [[R&S Records|R&S]] label. Although he moved to London to take an [[electronics]] course at [[Kingston University|Kingston Polytechnic]], he admitted to [[David Toop]] that his electronics studies were slipping away as he pursued a career in electronic music.<ref name="Too">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |title=Lost in Space |access-date=27 July 2019 |last=Toop |first=David |author-link=David Toop |date=March 1994 |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134249/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===1992–1994: ''Selected Ambient Works'' and early success=== {{main|Selected Ambient Works 85–92|Selected Ambient Works Volume II}} The first full-length Aphex Twin album, ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', comprised material dating back to James's teen years. It was released in November 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|title=Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Apollo Records Bandcamp|work=Bandcamp|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174243/https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo Records]], a subsidiary of Belgian label [[R&S Records|R&S]]. John Bush of [[Allmusic]] would later describe the release as a watershed moment in ambient music.<ref name="bush" /> In a 2002 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' record review Pat Blashill noted that Aphex Twin had "expanded way beyond the [[ambient music]] of [[Brian Eno]] by fusing lush soundscapes with oceanic beats and bass lines," demonstrating that "techno could be more than druggy dance music".<ref name="blashill">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Blashill |first=Pat |date=19 November 2002 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612021837/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |archive-date=12 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] in 2002, David Pecoraro called it "among the most interesting music ever created with a keyboard and a computer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/223-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-10-19 |last=Pecoraro |first=David |date=20 February 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080920140017/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14986-selected-ambient-works-85-92| archive-date= 20 September 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[DJ Mag]]'s'' Ben Murphy named it "a seminal record in the IDM, ambient and experimental canon".<ref name=MurphyDJ19>{{cite magazine |last=Murphy|first=Ben|date=3 January 2019 |title=How Aphex Twin's 'Selected Ambient Works 85–92' Refined Dance Music|url=https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music|magazine=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411100649/https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music |archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live |publisher=Thrust Publishing Ltd|location=London |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> In 1992 James also released the EPs ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP]]'' as Aphex Twin, the ''[[Pac-Man (album)|Pac-Man]]'' EP (an album of remixes of ''[[Pac-Man]]'' music) as Power-Pill, two of his four ''Joyrex'' EPs (''[[Joyrex J4 EP]]'' and ''[[Joyrex J5 EP]]'') as Caustic Window, and ''[[Analogue Bubblebath 3]]''. "Digeridoo" reached #55 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], and was later described by ''Rolling Stone'' as foreshadowing [[drum and bass]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |title=Biography |access-date=2008-06-14 |year=2001 |encyclopedia=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142914/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |archive-date=22 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |title=tracklisting |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Hobbs |first=Mary Anne |author-link=Mary Anne Hobbs |date=6 December 2005 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823171355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, he also appeared as the Dice Man on the [[Warp Records]] compilation ''[[Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' with the track "Polygon Window;" the compilation would help birth the genre later known as "[[intelligent dance music]]" and help launch the career of Aphex Twin alongside [[Autechre]] and [[Richie Hawtin]].<ref name="machines">{{cite web |last1=Cardew |first1=Ben |title=Machines of loving grace: how Artificial Intelligence helped techno grow up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |website=The Guardian |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029205441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993 he put out his first releases on Warp: ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'' (the second entry in the label's ''[[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' series)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|title=Warp's Artificial Intelligence compilation predicted the sounds of today, yesterday|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=Tegan|last=O'Neil|date=16 April 2015|accessdate=27 February 2018|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126060756/https://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|url-status=live}}</ref> and the EP ''[[Quoth (EP)|Quoth]]'', as Polygon Window. Later in the year he released the "[[On (EP)|On]]" EP, which entered the top 40 on the UK charts.<ref name="OnEPChart">{{cite web |title=On: The Aphex Twin |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174800/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex also put out an EP by James under the alias Bradley Strider, ''[[Bradley's Robot]]'', and two more Caustic Window records. James was part of several tours in 1993. He supported [[the Orb]] on several dates, and joined the "Midi Circus" tour at venues across the UK, co-headlining with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], the Orb and [[Drum Club]].<ref name=Fyfe2017>{{cite magazine |last=Fyfe |first=Andy |date=January 2016 |title=A Cosmic Dog |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |magazine=Record Collector |location=London |pages=54–60 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=4 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225512/http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Savage93">{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Jon |title=Machine Soul |url=http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |access-date=4 December 2019 |work=The Village Voice |publisher=Voice Media Group |date=July 1993 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429233331/http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the year, he was part of the NASA "See the Light" tour with Orbital, [[Moby]], and Vapourspace at venues across the United States.<ref name=SpinMar94/> Warp released the second Aphex Twin album, ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'', in March 1994. It explored a more ambient sound, inspired by [[Lucid dreaming|lucid dreams]] and James's experience of [[synaesthesia]]. It reached number 11 in the UK charts,<ref name="SAWIIChart">{{cite web |title=Selected Ambient Works Volume II |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815102940/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but was not particularly well received critically; critic Simon Reynolds later noted that "many in the Aphex cult were thrown for a loop" and that "Aphex aficionados remain divided".<ref name="spins90slist">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|title=The Greatest Albums of the '90s|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|date=September 1999|page=148|issn=0886-3032|volume=15|issue=9}}</ref> Other 1994 releases were a fourth ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' ''[[GAK (album)|GAK]]'' (derived from early demos sent to Warp), and ''[[Classics (Aphex Twin album)|Classics]]'', a compilation album. === 1995–2000: ''...I Care Because You Do'', ''Richard D. James Album'' and ''Come to Daddy''=== {{Main|...I Care Because You Do|Richard D. James Album|Come to Daddy (EP)}} For his charting 1995 album ''[[...I Care Because You Do]],''<ref name="ICareChart">{{cite web |title=...I Care Because You Do |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823085343/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |url-status=live }}</ref> composed between 1990 and 1994 in a range of styles, James used an image of his face for the cover, which became a [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]] on his later releases. He commissioned [[Classical music|Western classical-music]] composer [[Philip Glass]] to create an orchestral version of the ''...I Care Because You Do'' track "Icct Hedral", which appeared on the ''[[Donkey Rhubarb (EP)|Donkey Rhubarb]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |title=The Aphex Twin Community / Learn / Interviews & Articles / Eponymous Rex Interview |website=Aphextwin.nu |access-date=2014-02-20 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005112441/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, James released his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP under the name AFX, which spearheaded the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |title=Drill'n'bass &#124; Music Highlights |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726092834/https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'', James's fourth studio album as Aphex Twin, was released on Warp in 1996. It features [[Softsynth|software synthesisers]] and unconventional rhythms. Will Hermes of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' discussed James's use of [[Old school jungle|jungle]] elements, writing that "by applying junglist strategies to his own obsessive sound creation - his gorgeous weirdo palette of modernist strings, whirring crib toys, and agitated machines - he remakes drum'n'bass in his own image".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=12|issue=11|date=February 1997|title=Aphex Twin: Richard D. James|last1=Hermes|first1=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|page=88|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> In a ''Pitchfork'' list of the best albums of the 1990s, Eric Carr wrote that ''Richard D. James Album'' demonstrated "aggressive combinations of disparate electronic forms", with an "almost-brutal contrast between its elements" that has ensured its relevance.<ref name="pitchfork-2003">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|work=Pitchfork|title=Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|last=Carr|first=Eric|date=17 November 2003|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420210814/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003 ''NME'' named it the 55th greatest album of all time,<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time|url=http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180105/http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|archive-date=30 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref> and in 2009 ''Pitchfork'' named it the 40th greatest album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|access-date=2009-01-16|archive-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229082705/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> James garnered attention the following year after the release of his charting ''[[Come to Daddy (EP)|Come to Daddy]]'' EP.<ref name="ComeChart">{{cite web |title=Come to Daddy |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185721/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Come to Daddy (song)|title track]] was conceived as a [[death metal]] parody. Accompanied with a successful music video directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], James became disenchanted by its success: "This little idea that I had, which was a joke, turned into something huge. It wasn't right at all."<ref name="indexmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|title=Index Magazine – Richard D James|date=14 January 2001|work=Index Magazine|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=5 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605035527/http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by "[[Windowlicker]]", a charting single<ref name="WinlickChart">{{cite web |title=Windowlicker |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410172643/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> promoted with another Cunningham music video, nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Video in 2000.<ref name="Brits">{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |title=Brits Awards – Aphex Twin|access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805223851/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref><ref name="indexmag" /> ===2001–2009: ''Drukqs'', ''Analord'' and the Tuss=== {{Main|Drukqs|Analord}} [[File:Aphex Twin, 2008.jpg|thumb|James performing in 2008|alt=]] In 2001 Aphex Twin released ''[[Drukqs]]'', an experimental double album featuring abrasive, meticulous programming and [[disklavier|computer-controlled piano]] influenced by [[Erik Satie]] and [[John Cage]]. It features the piano composition "[[Avril 14th]]", which remains perhaps James' best known work.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|title=How Aphex Twin's piano lullaby 'Avril 14th' became a runaway pop culture hit|date=2017-04-14|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419040029/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album polarised reviewers. James told interviewers he had accidentally left an MP3 player with new tracks on a plane, and had rushed the album release to preempt an [[music leak|internet leak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Synths, drukqs and rock'n'roll |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 January 2004 |access-date=2008-06-14 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612015041/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html| archive-date= 12 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2001 James also released a short EP, ''[[2 Remixes By AFX]]'', with remixes of songs by [[808 State]] and [[DJ Pierre]]. It also had an untitled third track, consisting of a [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] image with high-pitched sounds which can be decoded to a viewable image with appropriate software. In 2002 James was nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Male.<ref name="Brits" /> In 2003 Warp released ''[[26 Mixes for Cash]]'', collecting many of James's remixes for other artists. In 2005 James released a series of vinyl EPs under the AFX name, ''[[Analord]]'', created entirely with analogue equipment. These were followed in 2006 by a compilation album of ''Analord'' tracks, ''[[Chosen Lords]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|title=AFX: Chosen Lords|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044143/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007 James released two records on Rephlex, ''[[Confederation Trough]]'' and ''[[Rushup Edge (album)|Rushup Edge]]'', under the alias the Tuss, Cornish slang for "erection". Media sources speculated about James's involvement, but his identity was not confirmed until 2014.<ref name="pattison">{{cite news|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0,,2088396,00.html|title=Dancing in the dark|last=Pattison|first=Louis|date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618101712/http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0%2C%2C2088396%2C00.html|archive-date=18 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|title=Selected Aughties Works: The 5 Best Tracks From Aphex Twin's Quiet Period|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2014|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044141/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009 Rephlex Records released digital versions (in the FLAC file format) of the 11 Analord EPs. Each of them (except for Analord 10) had bonus tracks, totalling 81 minutes of new music between them all. Richard later disbanded Rephlex Records, removing the website entirely. This same year, James began working with the visual artist Weirdcore for graphics for his live shows, debuting at [[Bloc Festival]] in Minehead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2017-09-27 |title=Meet the anonymous artist behind Aphex Twin's insane visuals |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> Weirdcore has continued to work with James on live graphics and music videos. In 2010 James said he had completed six new albums, including a new version of the unreleased ''[[Melodies from Mars]]''.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|title=Aphex Twin Says He's Got Six Albums Completed &#124; News|date=2010-10-29|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726070621/https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011 he performed a live tribute to the Polish composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]; he performed his remix of Penderecki's "[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima]]" and a version of "[[Polymorphia]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|title=Video: New Compositions From Aphex Twin and Jonny Greenwood|author1=Carrie Batten|date=12 September 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331050409/https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, he performed at the Paris [[Pitchfork Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|title=Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival Paris [Friday]|date=29 October 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726072311/https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2014–present: ''Caustic Window'', ''Syro'', and return as Aphex Twin=== {{Main|Caustic Window LP|Syro}} [[File:Syro street art.jpg|thumb|Street art promoting the ''Syro'' album in New York City.]]In 2014 a [[test pressing]] of a 1994 album recorded under James's pseudonym [[Caustic Window (album)|Caustic Window]] appeared for sale on [[Discogs]]. The album was once intended for sale on James's label Rephlex, but went unreleased. With the consent of James and Rephlex, fans organised a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to purchase the record and distribute copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|title=Caustic Window: Caustic Window LP|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044150/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Syro'', the first album released under the Aphex Twin name since ''Drukqs'' in 2001, was released through Warp on 23 September 2014. It was marketed by a teaser campaign including graffiti, a blimp flown over London, and an announcement made via a [[.onion|.onion address]] accessible through the [[darknet]] browser [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|title=Aphex Twin Announces New Album SYRO Via Deep Web|last=Bowe|first=Miles|date=18 August 2014|work=[[SpinMedia|Stereogum]]|access-date=2014-09-22|archive-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202034401/https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014 James released a set of 21 tracks, ''Modular Trax'', on the audio platform [[SoundCloud]]. The tracks were later removed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aphex Twin Gives Away 21-Track Modular Synth Album Plus a Bundle of Demos and Studio Experiments|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|website=Factmag.com|date=10 November 2014|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111040032/http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over several months in 2015 James [[Aphex Twin SoundCloud demos|anonymously uploaded 230 demo tracks]], some dating to the 1980s, to SoundCloud.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|title=Aphex Twin archive removed from SoundCloud|last=music|first=Guardian|date=2015-05-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422085237/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|url-status=live}}</ref> He said he had released the [[Demo (music)|demos]] to relieve his family of the pressure to release his archives after he dies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|title=Cover story: Aphex Twin's mask collapses|website=Crack Magazine|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214052406/https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has continued to occasionally release tracks on the account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|title=Aphex Twin Shares New Songs|website=Pitchfork|date=8 April 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150439/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 January 2015 James released ''[[Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|title=Aphex Twin Announces Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP|website=Factmag.com|date=9 January 2015|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109154807/http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> created with robotic instruments including the [[Disklavier]], a computer-controlled [[player piano]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|title=If This Aphex Twin Archive Is Fake, We Don't Want to Know What Real Is|website=Pitchfork.com|date=27 January 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128171609/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 July 2016 he released the ''[[Cheetah EP|Cheetah]]'' EP, backed by a music video for "CIRKLON3 [Колхозная mix]", the first official music video for an Aphex Twin track in 17 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|title=Watch Aphex Twin's First Music Video in 17 Years|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 December, James performed in [[Houston]], Texas at the Day for Night festival, his first American appearance in eight years. A 12-inch vinyl was sold exclusively at the festival, containing two 10-minute tracks, entitled ''Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Philip |url=https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |title=Aphex Twin releases surprise 12-inch vinyl at Day For Night Festival |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2016-12-17 |access-date=2017-05-06 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117034629/https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Twin |first=Aphex |title=AFX - Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]. Aphex Twin. |url=https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |access-date=2023-11-02 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126132522/https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 June 2017 James performed at the Field Day festival and released a limited edition EP, ''[[London 03.06.17]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8&t=2575s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/nzvLiwUK3R8?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin Live at Field Day 2017 (alt. audio)|last=NTS|date=4 June 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The performance was livestreamed on [[NTS Radio]]'s Youtube channel. On 19 June 2017 a Michigan record store sold an exclusive Aphex Twin record comprising two tracks released on SoundCloud in 2015, entitled ''3 Gerald Remix / 24 TSIM 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|title=New Aphex Twin record on sale at Todd Osborn's Technical Equipment Supply shop in Michigan|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-20|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628065241/https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 July, Aphex Twin opened an online store with expanded versions of previous albums and new tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|title=Aphex Twin Launches New Streaming Site With Rarities, Unreleased Tracks, More|website=Pitchfork.com|date=20 July 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=20 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720190045/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 July, at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]], a tape limited to 500 copies was released.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017 |date=2017-07-29 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202531/https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aphex Twin released an EP, ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'', on 14 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|title=Warp Records on Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-09-14|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423190145/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP was announced on 5 August in a garbled press release written in broken English and visually distorted with the same Aphex Twin 3D graphic found in London, Turin and Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|title=Warp Records on Twitter: "..."|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809015535/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|url-status=live}}</ref> A promotional video for the ''Collapse'' EP was to be broadcast on [[Adult Swim]], but was cancelled after failing the [[Harding test]]. It was made available online instead, and the video for "T69 Collapse" was uploaded to YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|title=Aphex Twin's TV premiere cancelled after failing epilepsy test|website=NME|date=7 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155432/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/SqayDnQ2wmw?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin – T69 Collapse| date=7 August 2018 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2018-09-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During James' September 2019 tour two 12-inch records were released at performances at [[Printworks (London)|Printworks]], London, and [[The Warehouse Project|Warehouse Project]], Manchester, entitled "London" and "Manchester" on James' warp.net site. Official recordings of the sets were released on the 15th of September and 26 December 2019 on Youtube. Speculations of James's return started after a mysterious website featuring the Aphex Twin logo inside of the word "London" was discovered by fans. Its title alluded to 19 August 2023, the same day that the [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] festival takes place on in London, teasing a possible performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=20 January 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Teases First Show Since 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121002911/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=19.08.23 |url=https://190823.co.uk/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website= |language=en-US |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225228/https://190823.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His return was confirmed on 24 January 2023, when Aphex Twin was announced as a headliner for the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=2023-01-24 |title=Aphex Twin to Headline London's Field Day Festival |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124234110/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the next few weeks, several other performances were announced for Europe.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1622884119179935746 |title=BEST KEPT SECRET. HOLLAND. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1638135089992269824 |title=FORWARDS, BRISTOL. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> At a performance at [[Sónar]] on 16 June, an exclusive 12-inch vinyl was released entitled ''Barcelona 16.06.23''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Barcelona 16.06.2023 |date=2023-06-24 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this festival, large [[QR code]] displays with Aphex Twin branding were spotted. This, coupled with posters found in Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koe |first1=Crystal |title=Aphex Twin's new augmented reality app lets you enjoy the "festival experience" in your living room |url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/aphex-twin-new-augmented-reality-app/ |website=MusicTech |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> led to the discovery of an [[augmented reality]] app named "YXBoZXh0d2lu". The app was created to tease James' upcoming EP. On 21 June James announced the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]]'', which was released on 28 July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=2023-06-21 |title=Aphex Twin announces new EP |url=https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Consequence |language=en-US |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621170153/https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the release of this EP, the mobile app was updated once again. Using the app to scan the front cover, inner sleeves, trifold insert and vinyl label of ''Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760'', would reveal a variety of 3D visuals such as a 3D version of the cover, the EP's songs being playable within the app, and other various artwork.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stock |first1=Olivia |title=Aphex Twin releases new augmented reality app, YXBoZXh0d2lu |url=https://djmag.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-augmented-reality-app-yxbozxh0d2lu |website=DJ Mag |date=18 August 2023 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> On 19 August, James performed at [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] and released another exclusive 12-inch vinyl entitled [[London 19.08.2023]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - London 19.08.2023 |date=2023-08-19 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202533/https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |url-status=live }}</ref> NTS Radio released a [[360-degree video]] recording of the set on 27 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You can now watch Aphex Twin's full set from Field Day 2023 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |url-status=live }}</ref> Again, on 2 September, at a performance at Forwards Bristol, a cassette combining the Barcelona and London releases was released entitled ''Bristol 02.09.23''. ==Musical style and influences== Writing for [[AllMusic]], John Bush describes James as a "pioneer of [[experimental techno]]" who has "constantly pushed the limits of what can be accomplished with [[electronic instrument|electronic equipment]], resulting in forward-thinking and emotionally engaging work that ranges from sublime, [[Pastoral music|pastoral]] ambience to manic head-rush [[acid techno]]".<ref name="bush"/> In a 1996 review, ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Angela Lewis called him a "maverick of [[1990s in music|1990s]] [[electronica]] [who] exemplifies the finest traditions of [[British pop music|British pop]] mischief".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis |first1=Angela |title=Pop & Jazz: Aphex Twin plays the Nia Centre, Manchester |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine, James has "carved out his own space in the history of [[electronic music]]" across several genres, with his unique melodies being "the reason he's talked about as not just an electronic innovator but as the sphere's definitive artist".<ref name=FACT50best>{{cite web |title=The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/|date=14 April 2017|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT Magazine]]|publisher=The Vinyl Factory Group|location=London|accessdate=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704175541/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/ |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 review in the ''[[Financial Times]]'', Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described James as a "musical maverick" noted for "yoking different elements together in unpredictable formulations" and blending "hard beats and uncanny tones; difficult abstraction and populist melodies".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter-Tilney |first1=Ludovic |title=Aphex Twin: Syro – review |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |website=[[Financial Times]] |date=19 September 2014 |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719114516/https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Music publications have described James variously as "the [[Mozart]] of" both [[techno]] and [[Ambient music|ambient]].{{refn|<ref name=Thompson94>{{cite magazine|last=Thompson|first=Ben|date=January 1994|title=Aphex Twin: The Mozart of Techno|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416164945/https://rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lester2"/><ref name=DummySep14>{{cite magazine|title=Album of the week: Aphex Twin|url=https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|magazine=Dummy Mag|location=London|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003155801/https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=QMar94>{{cite news |title=Armed And Fairly Dangerous |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/ |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=EMAP|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719112136/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/|archive-date=19 July 2021|url-status=dead|date=March 1994}}</ref>}} Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 Paul Lester identified James's lineage as "electronic greats" including [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], [[John Cage]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Brian Eno]], and [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]].<ref name="lester" /> {{quote box|quoted=1|quote=I could just lock myself away for days and get inspired by myself. That's my favorite way to do it. It's more like a pure form of motivation when it's all on your own. But you have to wait until you're really bored and you've got nothing to do. That's when it comes out. That's when I reckon it gets good.|source=—James in a 1997 interview with ''[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]''.<ref name=perfect/>|width=30%|align=right|style=padding:8px;|border=2px}} James had no formal [[music education|music training]] and is largely self-taught.<ref name="lester" /> Prior to becoming a [[music production|producer]], James spent his teens modifying [[analogue synthesiser]]s and became "addicted to making noises," only later becoming "interested in listening to other people's stuff".<ref name="tq"/> James states that he spent his initial years "ignorant of music, apart from [[Acid techno|acid]] and techno, where I bought just about everything".<ref name="tq"/> He claimed to have been independently making music similar to acid and techno before encountering the styles, and subsequently became enthusiastic about them.<ref name="auto"/> He has cited [[808 State]]'s 1988 debut album ''[[Newbuild (album)|Newbuild]]'' as a major early inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guttridge-Hewitt |first1=Martin |title=808 State Are Three Decades in and Still Looking to the Future |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |website=Vice |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720011717/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, James identified voluntary [[sleep deprivation]] as an influence on his productions at that time.<ref name="tq"/> He also claimed to have recorded over one thousand unreleased tracks.<ref name="tq"/> He later said he experienced [[synaesthesia]] and utilised [[lucid dreaming]] as a means of developing compositional ideas.<ref name="SABAphex">{{cite web |url=http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |title=Aphex Twin: Mad Musician or Investment Banker? |access-date=2011-03-10 |last=Anderson |first=Don |year=1999 |work=Space Age Bachelor |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910134203/http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of James's early work was compared to [[Brian Eno]]'s ambient releases, but James claimed not to have heard Eno before he began recording.<ref name="TTIWTOO">{{cite web |title=They thought I was the only one |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |work=Junglizt |date=1996 |access-date=1 July 2014 |archive-date=8 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408074911/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, [[Simon Reynolds]] noted that James had only recently explored [[Avant-garde classical|avant-classical]] and left-field [[Rock music|rock]] artists including Cage, Stockhausen, Eno, [[Steve Reich]], [[Terry Riley]], and [[Can (band)|Can]], and had spent a couple of years "catching up" on other genres outside techno and [[House music|house]].<ref name="tq" /> In 1997 James described himself as a fan of "old [[tape music|tape]] and avant-garde music" such as Stockhausen's "[[Gesang der Jünglinge|Song for the Youth]]" and the work of American composer [[Tod Dockstader]].<ref name=perfect/> He also named works by [[Erik Satie]], [[Drexciya]], [[Ween]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and [[Les Baxter]] among his favorite albums.<ref name=perfect3>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin's Favorite Music|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160510/http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|url-status=live}}</ref> When James began programming faster, [[jungle music|jungle]]-inspired [[breakbeats]] in the mid-1990s, he named friends and fellow musicians [[Luke Vibert]] and [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] as influences.<ref name=perfect>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|archive-date=11 June 2008}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James said of jungle that "I still think it's the ultimate genre, really, because the people making it weren't musicians," and noted that "for years, I could listen to jungle and nick things from them, but they didn't know I existed."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web |last1=Sherburne |first1=Philip |title=Strange Visitor: A Conversation with Aphex Twin |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821215414/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with Vibert and Jenkinson, James helped to spearhead the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style, which exaggerated elements of [[drum and bass]], on his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP (1995).<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="auto"/> Acknowledging another influence, James's Rephlex label released ''[[Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'', a compilation of music recorded by the pioneers of the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Sweet |title=Queen of the wired frontier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=17 March 2002 |access-date=2008-06-14 |location=London |archive-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511001544/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 he described Kraftwerk as a major influence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warwick |first1=Oli |title=Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903105314/https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he said he disliked "[[rock and roll]]", he appreciates [[Led Zeppelin]] (as a source of "great breakbeats"),<ref name="Perez" /> and [[Pink Floyd]] (for their [[psychedelic music]]).<ref name="Perez">{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-date=2009-05-01 |title=Interview: Aphex Twin |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Perez |first=Arturo |date=16 March 2002 |work=[[Kludge Magazine]] }}</ref> Asked in 2011 about an artist he would like to work with, James named [[Kate Bush]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verdú |first1=Daniel |title=Odio al público |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |website=[[El País]] |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522041756/https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex Records, which James co-owned with Grant Wilson-Claridge, coined the word "braindance" to describe Aphex Twin's music.<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|title=Various Artists : The Braindance Coincidence|work=[[NME]]|first=James|last=Oldham|date=12 September 2005|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063142/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the label: "Braindance is the genre that encompasses the best elements of all genres, e.g. traditional, [[Classical music|classical]], electronic music, popular, modern, [[industrial music|industrial]], ambient, [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], house, techno, breakbeat, [[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]], [[ragga]], [[garage house|garage]], drum and bass, etc."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |title=What is braindance? |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=rephlex.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302124112/http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |archive-date=2001-03-02 }}</ref> According to ''Pitchfork's'' Paul Cooper braindance "escaped the mind/body binary opposition of electronic music" while retaining its club roots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3 |title=Astrobotnia Parts 1, 2 & 3 |access-date=2008-04-16 |last=Cooper |first=Paul |date=4 October 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080407101034/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3| archive-date= 7 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> James's music has often been characterised as an example of the "[[intelligent dance music]]" that began in the 1990s.<ref name=Green19/><ref name="bush"/><ref name="rollstone">{{cite magazine|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615050200/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|url-status=live}}</ref> IDM is mentioned on the home page of the Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) mailing list at [[Hyperreal.org]] about the music of Aphex Twin and the [[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence Series]] released by [[Warp Records]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brian R|title=The Intelligent Dance Music Mailing List – Hosted by Hyperreal.org|url=http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|website=Hyperreal.org|access-date=2014-06-18|date=18 June 2014|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513051003/http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series features James's recordings as Polygon Window and early productions from artists including [[Autechre]], Black Dog, [[Richie Hawtin]]'s FUSE project and [[Speedy J]]. The term spread to the United States and internet [[Internet forum|message boards]]. James responded to the IDM term in a 1997 interview: {{cquote|I just think it's really funny to have terms like that. It's basically saying, "this is intelligent and everything else is stupid." It's really nasty to everyone else's music. (laughs) It makes me laugh, things like that. I don't use names. I just say that I like something or I don't.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross" />}} ==Image and pseudonyms== James's face, grinning or distorted, is a theme of his album covers, music videos and songs. James said it began as a response to techno producers who concealed their identities: {{cquote|I did it because the thing in techno you weren't supposed to do was to be recognised and stuff. The sort of unwritten rule was that you can't put your face on the sleeve. It has to be like a circuit board or something. Therefore I put my face on the sleeve. That's why I originally did it. But then I got carried away.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|title=Aphex Twin Interview By Heiko Hoffmann|access-date=2013-05-22|archive-date=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119032708/http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The cover of ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' features a self-portrait painted by James, and that of ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' has a close-up photograph. His face is superimposed on the bodies of other people in the music videos for "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" and "[[Windowlicker]]". Near the end of the second track of the "Windowlicker" single (known as "Formula"), a photo of James's face is a [[Steganography|steganogram]] which is revealed as a [[spectrogram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php |title=The Aphex Face |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=bastwood.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080617152125/http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php| archive-date= 17 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Another image of James and collaborator [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] is embedded (in [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] format) with text in the third track of ''2 Remixes by AFX'', "Bonus High Frequency Sounds".{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} James has recorded as AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, the Universal Indicator, Caustic Window, Smojphace, [[GAK (EP)|GAK]], PBoD (Phonic Boy on Dope), Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Dice Man, the Tuss, Soit-P.P and user18081971.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Aphex Twin Drops Six New Songs on His Secret SoundCloud |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409081439/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beta |first1=Andy |title=Richard D. James: 10 Essential Releases |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=29 September 2014 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026201214/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson-Rich |first1=Louis |title=10 ICONIC APHEX TWIN MOMENTS |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623185105/https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinton |first1=Patrick |title=9 KILLER TRACKS FROM 9 APHEX TWIN ALIASES |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423162009/https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1997 interview, he said: "There's really no big theory. It's just things that I feel right in doing at the time and I really don't know why. I select songs for certain [names] and I just do it. I don't know what it means."<ref name="gross">{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |title=Interview by Jason Gross |access-date=2008-06-14 |date=September 1997 |work=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001 he commented on the speculation connected to many anonymous electronic artists: "A lot of people think everything electronic is mine. I get credited for so many things, it's incredible. I'm practically everyone, I reckon—everyone and nobody."<ref name="indexmag" /> ==Influence and legacy== Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 journalist [[Paul Lester]] described James as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music".<ref name="lester2">{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html|title=Tank boy|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=5 October 2001|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html|archive-date=10 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described James as a "hugely influential electronic musician whose ambient washes of sound and freakishly twisted beats have gone on to inform artists of all genres."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vozick-Levinson |first1=Simon |title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=9 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s John Bush wrote that "unlike most artists who emerged from the '90s techno scene, James established himself as a genuine personality, known for his cheeky grin and nightmare-inducing music videos as much as his groundbreaking albums and EPs," which helped to "expand his audience from ravers and critics to rock fans, with numerous non-electronic musicians citing him as an inspiration".<ref name="bush2">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History|author=John Bush|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2016-07-09|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001 [[Thomas Bangalter]] of [[Daft Punk]] cited Aphex Twin (particularly "[[Windowlicker]]") as an influence on their 2001 album ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]''. Bangalter said he liked it because "it wasn't a big club beat, but it also wasn't a laid back, quiet one".<ref name="sonicnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413130551/http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-04-13|title=Daft Punk Interview: Discover New Worlds|publisher=SonicNet|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref> Artists including [[Steve Reich]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|title=Steve Reich Interview: On Radiohead, Aphex Twin And 'The Rite of Spring'|author1=Lucy Jones|date=23 October 2014|website=NME|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726090134/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wes Borland]] of [[Limp Bizkit]],<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/YZkC8RdgGT0?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-date=2021-09-22|title=Kerrang! Sonisphere 2014 Podcast: Wes Borland – YouTube| date=4 July 2014 |via=YouTube|access-date=2014-08-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Skrillex]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|title=I stopped doing interviews because of The Guardian|last=Answer Code Request|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2015|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710202730/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]] of [[Linkin Park]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Mike Shinoda - What's in My Bag?| date=8 October 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/0Qxm-pOwTiY?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-date=2021-09-22|language=en|access-date=2019-09-23}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=Aphex Twin Inspired John Frusciante's Next Acid House Record|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Telekom Electronic Beats|language=en-US|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726071830/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matty Healy]] of [[the 1975]],<ref> https://youtu. be/d3ZHGfcENuk?si=i4riW-doQdMhO-BH</ref>[[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] of [[Tame Impala]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tame Impala|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Pitchfork|date=23 June 2010|language=en|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025193245/https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zammuto (band)|Nick Zammuto]] of [[the Books]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Guardian Staff|date=2006-01-27|title=Clogs and the Books interview each other|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116040437/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|url-status=live}}</ref> have expressed admiration for Aphex Twin or cited him as an influence. James influenced [[Radiohead]]'s transition to electronic music for their 2000 album ''[[Kid A]]''.<ref name="ZORIC2">{{cite news|last=Zoric|first=Lauren|date=22 September 2000|title=I think I'm meant to be dead&nbsp;...|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,371289,00.html|access-date=18 May 2007|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102235438/http://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0%2C%2C371289%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the Radiohead singer, [[Thom Yorke]], said Aphex Twin was his biggest influence: "He burns a heavy shadow ... Aphex opened up another world that didn't involve my fucking electric guitar ... I hated the [[Britpop]] thing and what was happening in America, but Aphex was totally beautiful, and he's kind of my age too."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-21 |title=Uni of Yorke Class 1: FlyLo, the Gaslamp Killer & FaltyDL |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/15435/1/uni-of-yorke-class-1-flylo-the-gaslamp-killer-faltydl |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[Dazed]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, asked if he would tour with Radiohead, James said "I wouldn't play with them since I don't like them".<ref name="Perez2">{{cite web|url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|title=Interview: Aphex Twin|last=Perez|first=Arturo|date=16 March 2002|work=[[Kludge Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|archive-date=2009-05-01|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> However, he said in 2011 that his dislike of Radiohead had been exaggerated by the press and that he had contacted Yorke to explain this.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaciński|first=Bartek|date=2011-09-07|title=Rozmowa z Aphexem Twinem|url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.polityka.pl|language=pl|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124174931/https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005 [[Alarm Will Sound]] released ''[[Acoustica (Alarm Will Sound album)|Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin]]'', featuring acoustic arrangements of James's electronic tracks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Mark |title=All-acoustic interpretations of pieces by Aphex Twin. |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715103937/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[London Sinfonietta]] performed arrangements of Aphex Twin songs in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|title=London Sinfonietta Tackles Aphex Twin, Squarepusher|author1=Llewellyn, Kati|author2=Solarski, Matthew|date=13 September 2006|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621160947/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> Animator [[David Firth (animator)|David Firth]] sampled Aphex Twin in his animated series ''[[Salad Fingers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|title=Re: Salad Fingers|website=Semantikon.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503222920/http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012 ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' named ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'' the best album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music|date=2012-09-03|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311193158/http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Personal life== James has made "wild and essentially unverifiable claims" about his personal life in interviews, including the claim that he inherited the name of a dead older brother.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> He has described himself as "just some irritating, lying, ginger kid from Cornwall who should have been locked up in some youth detention centre. I just managed to escape and blag it into music."<ref name="lester" /> In a 1993 interview, he claimed to only sleep two to three hours per night.<ref name="tq"/> In the mid-1990s, James bought a disused bank in the [[Elephant & Castle]] area of London, where he claimed to live in a converted [[bank vault]].<ref name="factmyth">{{cite web |title=Aphex Twin: 10 strange myths and the truth behind them |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705161243/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He falsely claimed in a 2001 interview to have bought the steel structure in the centre of the [[Elephant Square]] roundabout, though this is in fact the [[Michael Faraday Memorial]] which houses an electricity substation for the [[London Underground]].<ref name="oconnell">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=Untitled|last=O'Connell|first=John|date=October 2001|work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|publisher=[[EMAP]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615033834/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> In the 1990s, James bought a 1950s [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]], complete with a working [[machine gun]], which he claimed to drive around Cornwall in lieu of a car.<ref>{{cite web |last=James |first=Richard D. |title=Life as a Tank Boy |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |website=Details Magazine |access-date=17 September 2018 |date=1995 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826131448/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="factmyth" /> In a 2010 interview with ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'', James said he is living in Scotland after relocating from London.<ref>{{cite web|title=APHEX TWIN: "I'VE GOT SIX ALBUMS COMPLETED"|url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-08-17|date=28 October 2010|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110622/http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, he lives in a village near Glasgow in Scotland with his two sons from his first marriage<ref name="rollstone"/> and his second wife, Anastasia,<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> a Russian art student.<ref>[[Spex (magazine)|Spex]] October 2014, p. 26: ''Aphex Twin: Ein Backup für Millionen'' (German interview)</ref> His sister [[Julie James]] is a [[Welsh Labour]] politician who was appointed the Welsh [[Welsh Government|Minister for Climate Change]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-04|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=2021-08-04|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804110435/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|title=Wales' new Climate Change Minister is Aphex Twin's sister|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=5 August 2021|work=[[DJ Mag]]|accessdate=6 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805201018/https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James mentioned that he finds it challenging to live in a small village: "You have to speak to everybody, and everybody knows your business. For someone like me, who’s a little bit autistic or something, it can be quite intense." He also mentioned he does not own a smartphone.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|title=Aphex Twin Gives a Rare Interview About His New LP|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=11 March 2023|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Awards== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Category !! Work !! Result |- | rowspan="4"|1998 | [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Pop Promo Video with a budget over £40,000 | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | "[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Ars Electronica]] | Digital Music | rowspan="2"|Himself | {{won}} |- | [[Online Music Awards]] | Best Electronic Fansite<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|title=Google Groups|website=Groups.google.com|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708165748/http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.programmer/browse_thread/thread/b5fd3717bda6a8d0/d4d3e151a783dffa?lnk=gst&q=ioc%23d4d3e151a783dffa#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2000 | [[2000 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Video|Best British Video]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Editing | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="3"|[[NME Awards]] | Single of the Year | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|Best Dance Act | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | {{nom}} |- | [[2002 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Shortlist Music Prize]] | Album of the Year | ''[[Drukqs]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2005 | Antville Music Video Awards | Best Video | "[[Rubber Johnny]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | rowspan="3"|Rober Awards Music Poll | Best Male Artist | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | Comeback of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Best Electronica | {{won}} |- | rowspan="7"|2015 | [[2015 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album|Best Dance/Electronica Album]] | rowspan="6"|''[[Syro]]'' |{{won}} |- | [[International Dance Music Awards]] | Best Full Length Studio Recording | {{nom}} |- | [[Independent Music Companies Association|IMPALA Awards]] | Album of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|title=IMPALA: 23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year AwardV|website=Vut.de|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803151825/https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | [[Mercury Prize]] | rowspan="2"|Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|A2IM Libera Awards | {{nom}} |- | Creative Packaging Award | {{won}} |- | Marketing Genius | ''Syro'' album release campaign | {{nom}} |- | 2016 | [[2016 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2018 | Rober Awards Music Poll | Best EP | rowspan="2"|''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{nom}} |- |[[Best Art Vinyl]] | Best Art Vinyl<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|title=Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018|website=ArtVinyl.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722183647/https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|UK Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | rowspan="4"|"T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | Best Visual Effects in a Video | {{nom}} |- | Best Animation in a Video | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"|2019 | [[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop Reader Awards]] | Video of the Year | {{nom}} |- | [[2019 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|A2IM Libera Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|title=A2IM Announces 2019 Libera Award Nominees|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726082351/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|url-status=live}}</ref> | Marketing Genius | ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{won}} |- | Video of the Year | "T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | 2024 | [[2024 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording|Best Dance/Electronic Recording]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |website=Grammy.com |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> | Blackbox Life Recorder 21F | {{nom}} {{end}} ==Discography== {{main|Richard D. James discography}} {{See also|List of songs recorded by Richard D. James}} '''Studio albums as Aphex Twin''' * ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' (1992) * ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' (1994) * ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) * ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996) * ''[[Drukqs]]'' (2001) * ''[[Syro]]'' (2014) ==See also== {{Portal|Cornwall}} * [[List of ambient music artists]] ==Notes== {{reflist|group=nb}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Aphex Twin}} * [https://aphextwin.warp.net Aphex Twin] at [[Warp Records]] * {{curlie|Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A/Aphex_Twin|Aphex Twin}} * {{Discogs artist}} * [[SoundCloud]] page: [https://soundcloud.com/richarddjames Aphex Twin] 08d788bf6b443b925530d439313611f9edbfb36a 221 220 2024-07-29T19:10:29Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''',<ref name=Verge15>{{cite web |last1=Byford |first1=Sam |title=Aphex Twin returns again, this time as AFX |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=5 May 2020 |language=en |date=3 July 2015 |quote=Richard D. James goes by a lot of pseudonyms, most famously Aphex Twin and next most famously AFX |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112433/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AFX - Information|url=https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|website=[[Warp Records|Warp]]|access-date=8 October 2021|quote=Richard D. James is known most prominently as Aphex Twin. Second among his aliases, ahead of relatively less used tags like Polygon Window, Caustic Window, and the Tuss, is AFX.|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154857/https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|James has recorded under a wide number of lesser known aliases, including AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and the Tuss.}} is a British <!--- DO NOT CHANGE TO IRISH: see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#Context--> musician, record producer, composer and DJ.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |last2=Hussey |first2=Allison |last3=Ismael Ruiz |first3=Matthew |date=21 June 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Announces EP, Shares New Song “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f”: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-song-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-listen/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |quote=Aphex Twin has shared “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f,” the first official release from the producer born Richard D. James in five years.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bemis |first=Alec |date=6 May 2003 |title=The Madman of Electronica |url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/05/aphex-twin-the-madman-of-electronica.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Slate |publisher=Slate Group |quote=Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, is a reclusive electronic musician and producer known for his legendary mischievousness...}}</ref><ref name=Brits/> He is known for his idiosyncratic work in [[electronic music|electronic]] styles such as [[techno]], [[ambient music|ambient]], and [[jungle music|jungle]].{{refn|<ref name="bush">{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=FACT50best/><ref name="Clay14">{{cite news |last1=Clay |first1=Joe |title=Aphex Twin: Syro |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |access-date=19 July 2021 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=20 September 2014 |language=en |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Brake14>{{cite web |last1=Brake |first1=David |title=Down the Rabbit Hole: Entering the Universe of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |location=Los Angeles |website=Passion of the Weiss |access-date=4 May 2020 |date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201114/https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=DummySep14/><ref name="ElecBeats18">{{cite web |title=Sound Portraits: The Creativity Of Aphex Twin |url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |website=Electronic Beats |access-date=19 July 2021 |date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Journalists from publications including ''[[Mixmag]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]],'' ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.{{refn|name=Most|<ref name=Green19>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Thomas H.|date=12 December 2019|title=Aphex Twin: Inside the Mythology of the MDMA Mozart|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|quote=He's often called the most important electronic musician of his generation|location=London|publisher=Wasted Talent Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701153433/https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sanneh01>{{cite news|last1=Sanneh|first1=Kelefa|title=Old-Fashioned Sounds From Masters of Electronica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=4 November 2001|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172132/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=JonesNME14>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Lucy|title=Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' album: Was It Worth £40K?|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|access-date=2 May 2020|work=[[NME]]|location=London|date=17 June 2014|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120237/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Fourfour17>{{cite magazine|date=11 May 2017|title=Fact or Fiction: 7 Stories About Aphex Twin|url=https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|magazine=Four/Four Magazine|location=Dublin|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818151616/https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=FactAFXday>{{cite magazine|date=14 April 2017|title=It's Aphex Twin Day at FACT!|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|location=London|publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183849/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Clash06>{{cite magazine|date=2 May 2006|title=Aphex Twin Interview|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|location=London|publisher=Clash Media Group|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114529/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=lester>{{cite news|first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Tank boy |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 October 2001 |access-date=14 June 2008 |location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Skala18>{{cite magazine|last=Skala|first=Jemima|date=13 September 2018|title=Reviews/Aphex Twin – Collapse EP|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Radge Media Ltd|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043812/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Baltin14>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=28 August 2014|title=Is Aphex Twin the Most Important Electronic Music Artist of All Time?|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|magazine=[[Insomniac (promoter)|Insomniac]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Insomniac Holdings LLC|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183850/https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CohenGL14>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=23 September 2014|title=Everything You Wanted to Know About Aphex Twin But Were Afraid to Ask|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|magazine=[[Grantland]]|location=Los Angeles|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145827/https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Sani20>{{cite web|last=Sani|first=Niko|date=10 April 2020|title=Aphex Twin Releases New Tracks Under Alleged Alias|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|website=edm.com|location=New York|publisher=Maven|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227042547/https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>}} James was raised in [[Cornwall]] and began [[DJing]] at [[free party|free parties]] and clubs in the area and around the [[South West England|South West]] in the late 1980s.<ref name=MixmagDec92>{{cite magazine|last=Marcus|first=Tony|title=Deeply Dippy: Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=Disco Mix Club Limited|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/|archive-date=14 August 2021|url-status=dead|date=December 1992|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> His debut EP ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]],'' released in 1991 on [[Mighty Force Records]], brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and [[continental Europe]].<ref name=Barr00>{{cite book |last1=Barr|first1=Tim|title=Techno: the rough guide |date=2000|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd |location=London |isbn=9781858284347 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=Reynolds13>{{cite book |last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|title=[[Energy Flash|Energy Flash : a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture]]|date=2013 |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=London |isbn=9780571289141 |page=165 |edition=2nd}}</ref> James co-founded the independent label [[Rephlex Records]] the same year. His 1992 debut album ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'', released by Belgian label [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo]], garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) and ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996), as well as [[Top 40]] singles such as "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by [[music video]]s directed by [[Chris Cunningham]] and brought James wider international attention. After releasing ''[[Drukqs]]'' in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 ''[[Analord]]'' EP series under his '''AFX''' alias and a pair of 2007 releases as '''the Tuss'''. In 2014 he made available a [[Caustic Window LP|previously unreleased 1994 LP]] as '''Caustic Window'''. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album ''[[Syro]]'' on Warp, winning the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album]]. He has since released charting EPs including ''[[Cheetah (EP)|Cheetah]]'' (2016) and ''[[Collapse EP|Collapse]]'' (2018). In 2023, he released the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]].'' "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list}}</ref> ==Early life== [[File:Chapel Porth (6345).jpg|thumb|right|James grew up in [[Cornwall]] (pictured: Cornwall's Chapel Porth, seen on the cover and referenced in the liner notes of James's 1993 album ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'').<ref name="The Quietus Opinion" />]] James was born on 18 August 1971<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2100257,00.html|title=College days|last=Murray|first=Janet|date=12 June 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626093339/http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0%2C%2C2100257%2C00.html|archive-date=26 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> in [[Limerick]], Ireland,<ref name=MwDec97/> to [[Welsh people|Welsh]] parents.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617085532/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref> He has said that he had a stillborn older brother also named Richard [[Necronym|whose name he inherited]].<ref name="factmyth" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|title=Aphex twin, Chosen Lords|last=Warren|first=Emma|date=19 March 2006|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-04-18|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045938/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/19/shopping|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 1997 interview James stated that this death occurred while his family had moved to Canada in 1968 for his father's mining work; it led his mother to reuse the name because "she didn't want to accept the death of the child."<ref>{{cite journal |title=This does not compute |journal=Alternative Press |date=May 1997}}</ref> James grew up in [[Cornwall]],<ref name="The Quietus Opinion">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|work=[[The Quietus]]|first=Laura|last=Snapes|date=13 September 2016|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210711172609/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> where he lived in [[Lanner, Cornwall|Lanner]] while attending [[Redruth School]] in [[Redruth]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|title=The Quietus {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Quietus Essay {{!}} The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin's Alternative Cornish Language|website=The Quietus|date=13 September 2016 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191713/https://thequietus.com/articles/20908-aphex-twin-richard-james-cornwall-cornish|url-status=live}}</ref> James said he liked growing up there, "cut off from the city and the rest of the world".<ref name=":1" /> He became interested in making sounds before writing music, and as a child he played with the strings inside his family piano and disassembled tape equipment.<ref name="tq">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04483-simon-reynolds-interview-with-aphex-twin-melody-maker-1993-warp|title=A Classic Aphex Twin Interview. Simon Reynolds Talks To Richard D. James|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|website=[[The Quietus]]|date=21 June 2010 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> In a 2001 interview James said that at age 11 he won £50 in a competition for producing sound on a [[ZX81|Sinclair ZX81]], a home computer with no sound hardware: "I played around with [[machine code]] and found some codes that retuned the TV signal so that it made this really weird noise when you turned the volume up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=The Face Magazine interview|date=October 2001|access-date=2022-12-24|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173650/https://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Fact Magazine (UK)|Fact Magazine]]'' reported in 2017 that this contest story is dubious,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|title=10 strange Aphex Twin myths and the truth behind them|date=2017-04-14|website=Factmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418121000/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/|url-status=live}}</ref> and likely based on a program published in ''Your Computer Magazine'' 1982, for which the author (G. N. Owen) was paid £6 ({{Inflation|UK|6|1982|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=G. N. Owen|title=Organic Tunes|url=https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-06/page/n69/mode/2up|magazine=Your Computer Magazine|location=Leamington Spa, Warwickshire|publisher=Quadrant House|date=June 1982|access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref>{{Inflation/fn|UK}} James states that he bought his first synthesizer at age 12 and after taking an interest in [[electronics]] would modify [[analogue synthesisers]] "and junk" to make noise.<ref name="tq" /> James began making music aged 14,<ref name=":1" /> partially as a refuge from the "bloody awful" [[Jesus and Mary Chain]] albums played by his sister.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stubbs |first=David |title=Future Sounds: The Story of Electronic Music from Stockhausen to Skrillex |date=2018 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=9780571346974 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222191657/https://books.google.com/books?id=oa0wtAEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cornwall had few record shops, but a thriving nightlife in which [[acid house]] was popular.<ref name=":1" /> James claimed to have been making music with similarities to [[Acid house|acid]] and techno for years before hearing the genres, leading him to purchase every record he could find in the styles.<ref name="auto">[[Simon Reynolds]]. ''Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture''. Soft Skull Press, 2012.</ref> In his late teens, James began DJing at clubs and raves, and included his own tracks in his sets.<ref name=":1" /> He studied at [[Cornwall College (England)|Cornwall College]] from 1988 to 1990 and graduated with a [[National Diploma (UK)|National Diploma]] in engineering.<ref name=":0" /> According to one lecturer, he often wore headphones during practical lessons and had a "kind of mystique about him ... I think some of the other students were a bit in awe of him."<ref name=":0" /> == Career == ===1988–1991: Cornish free parties, Rephlex Records and first releases=== In the late 1980s, James became involved in the Cornish [[free party]] scene, putting on raves at "secret coves along the coast and behind sand dunes".<ref name=SpinMar94>{{cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Erik |author-link=Erik Davis |date=March 1994 |title=Monsters of Techno |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |location=Palm Coast |publisher=Camouflage Associates }}</ref> The first party he DJed at was in a barn in 1988.<ref name=MwDec97>{{cite news |title=Jock on his Box |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/ |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Record Retailer Pub Ltd|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711045017/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/aphex-twin-jock-on-his-box-music-week-magazine-20th-december-1997/|archive-date=11 July 2021|url-status=live|date=20 December 1997}} [https://archive.today/20210712024852/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/music-week-1997-12-20.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Parties were also known to take place at [[Gwennap|Gwennap Pit]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Cornwall |series=Sounds of the Suburbs |first=John |last=Peel |network=[[Channel 4]] |date=21 March 1999 |number=4 |time=2:10}}</ref> They mainly attracted local youths and [[New Age travellers|travellers]], with entrance donations taken in [[cannabis]]. The tight-knit community would also put on nights at small clubs in towns around the county, including [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]], [[Porthtowan]], and [[St Austell]]. James would later refer to this scene as the "best he's ever been involved in".<ref name=MixmagDec92/><ref name=":1"/> James started a regular DJ slot in 1989, playing alternate weeks at the Bowgie nightclub in [[Crantock]]. There he met [[Tom Middleton]] and Grant Wilson-Claridge.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|title=Rephlex Records: Recalling Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson-Claridge's label|date=2018-05-07|website=Orbmag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418115935/https://www.orbmag.com/features/rephlex-records-recalling-aphex-twin-grant-wilson-claridges-label/|url-status=live}}</ref> Impressed by James's music, Middleton played a tape James had given him to a free party organiser in [[Exeter]], Mark Darby, who eventually convinced James to release a record on his fledgling record label [[Mighty Force Records]].<ref name=DarbyRC>{{cite interview |last=Darby |first=Mark |subject-link=Mighty Force Records |title=The Mighty Force from the Bubblebath to Fog City! |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |location=London |work=Record Collector |access-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404143905/https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/value-added-facts-22 |archive-date=4 April 2018}}</ref> James was initially resistant, but while he was [[Psychedelic experience|tripping]] on [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|acid]] backstage at a DJ gig, Darby and Middleton convinced him to release the record. Darby later said: "I think if he had not done that trip that night there may have never been any Aphex Twin."<ref name=DarbyRC/> James has given a similar account: "...they made me sign the contract when I was off my face. I was tripping and they're waving this money and a pen at me. It's a bit clichéd but it's the way they got me to sign."<ref name=Marcus95>{{cite interview |last=James|first=Richard D.|subject-link=Aphex Twin|date=May 1995|interviewer-last=Marcus|interviewer-first=Tony|title=True Lies|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|magazine=[[Mixmag]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317172519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/mixmag-may-1995/|archive-date=17 March 2021|url-status=dead|access-date=17 June 2021}} [https://archive.today/20210712020647/https://lannerchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/page-1.jpg Alt URL]</ref> Similarly impressed by James's music, Wilson-Claridge suggested they use some money he inherited to create a [[record label]] to release it. He and James founded [[Rephlex Records]] in 1991.<ref name=":1" /> James's first release was the 12" [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'', released on Mighty Force in September 1991.<ref name=DarbyAR>{{cite web |last1=Darby |first1=Mark |title=Mark Darby |url=http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |website=Alpha Radio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107162147/http://www.alpharadio.live/ar/members/mark-darby/ |archive-date=7 November 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 }}</ref> The EP made the playlist of [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]], an influential London radio station, giving it wide exposure in the dance music scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |title=Aphex Twin: The Contrarian |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Turenne |first=Martin |date=April 2003 |work=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703002122/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aphex_twin-contrarian |archive-date=3 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 ''The Guardian'' called the release one of the key moments in the history of dance music.<ref name=GuaBubbEvent>{{cite news |last1=Vine |first1=Richard |title=A history of dance music: Aphex Twin's first single Bubblebath released by Mighty Force records |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424181101/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/aphex-twin-bubblebath-mighty-force |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=dead |location=London}}</ref> The record caught the ear of Renaat Vandepapeliere, the head of [[R&S Records]], at that time one of the leading European [[rave music|rave]] labels. James visited him in Belgium, bringing a box full of cassettes of his music. From these cassettes they picked out tracks for two records, including James's first [[studio album|album]] ''Selected Ambient Works 85-92''.<ref name=ViceRS2014>{{cite magazine |last=Khawaja |first=Jemayel |date=26 August 2014 |title=In Order to Dance: The Story of R&S Records |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice UK]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209095829/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn7nx/in-order-to-dance-the-story-of-rs-records |archive-date=9 December 2019 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |access-date=10 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fintoni |first=Laurent |date=12 February 2017 |title=Paul White salutes the world-building genius of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92 |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |location=London |publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828064401/https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/12/paul-white-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, as word of his 12" records spread, James started performing at London techno events like the formative club Knowledge, held at the SW1 nightclub in London's [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], and the influential night Lost.<ref name="Wbaum14p45">{{cite book |last1=Weidenbaum |first1=Mark |title=Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, Volume 2 |date=2014 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |location=New York/London |isbn=9781623567637 |page=45}}</ref><ref name="StrayLandings">{{cite web |last1=Darton-Moore |first1=Theo |title=That Time When // Spatial |url=http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial |website=Stray Landings|date=2 May 2017|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308000706/http://straylandings.co.uk/articles/that-time-when-spatial|archive-date=8 March 2021|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref> Through 1991 and 1992 James released three ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]]'' EPs, two EPs as Caustic Window, the ''[[Universal Indicator Red|Red]]'' EP as part of the [[Universal Indicator (collective)|Universal Indicator]] collective, along with the ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP|Xylem Tube]]'' EPs on the [[R&S Records|R&S]] label. Although he moved to London to take an [[electronics]] course at [[Kingston University|Kingston Polytechnic]], he admitted to [[David Toop]] that his electronics studies were slipping away as he pursued a career in electronic music.<ref name="Too">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |title=Lost in Space |access-date=27 July 2019 |last=Toop |first=David |author-link=David Toop |date=March 1994 |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134249/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136154898147.shtml |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===1992–1994: ''Selected Ambient Works'' and early success=== {{main|Selected Ambient Works 85–92|Selected Ambient Works Volume II}} The first full-length Aphex Twin album, ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', comprised material dating back to James's teen years. It was released in November 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|title=Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Apollo Records Bandcamp|work=Bandcamp|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174243/https://apollorecords.bandcamp.com/album/selected-ambient-works-85-92|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Apollo Records (Belgium)|Apollo Records]], a subsidiary of Belgian label [[R&S Records|R&S]]. John Bush of [[Allmusic]] would later describe the release as a watershed moment in ambient music.<ref name="bush" /> In a 2002 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' record review Pat Blashill noted that Aphex Twin had "expanded way beyond the [[ambient music]] of [[Brian Eno]] by fusing lush soundscapes with oceanic beats and bass lines," demonstrating that "techno could be more than druggy dance music".<ref name="blashill">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Blashill |first=Pat |date=19 November 2002 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612021837/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/albums/album/218371/review/6067595/selected_ambient_works_8592 |archive-date=12 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Writing for [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] in 2002, David Pecoraro called it "among the most interesting music ever created with a keyboard and a computer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/223-selected-ambient-works-85-92/ |title=Selected Ambient Works 85–92 |access-date=2008-10-19 |last=Pecoraro |first=David |date=20 February 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080920140017/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14986-selected-ambient-works-85-92| archive-date= 20 September 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[DJ Mag]]'s'' Ben Murphy named it "a seminal record in the IDM, ambient and experimental canon".<ref name=MurphyDJ19>{{cite magazine |last=Murphy|first=Ben|date=3 January 2019 |title=How Aphex Twin's 'Selected Ambient Works 85–92' Refined Dance Music|url=https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music|magazine=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411100649/https://djmag.com/content/solid-gold-how-aphex-twins-‘selected-ambient-works-85-92’-refined-dance-music |archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live |publisher=Thrust Publishing Ltd|location=London |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> In 1992 James also released the EPs ''[[Digeridoo (EP)|Digeridoo]]'' and ''[[Xylem Tube EP]]'' as Aphex Twin, the ''[[Pac-Man (album)|Pac-Man]]'' EP (an album of remixes of ''[[Pac-Man]]'' music) as Power-Pill, two of his four ''Joyrex'' EPs (''[[Joyrex J4 EP]]'' and ''[[Joyrex J5 EP]]'') as Caustic Window, and ''[[Analogue Bubblebath 3]]''. "Digeridoo" reached #55 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], and was later described by ''Rolling Stone'' as foreshadowing [[drum and bass]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |title=Biography |access-date=2008-06-14 |year=2001 |encyclopedia=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142914/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aphextwin/biography |archive-date=22 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |title=tracklisting |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Hobbs |first=Mary Anne |author-link=Mary Anne Hobbs |date=6 December 2005 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823171355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051206 |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, he also appeared as the Dice Man on the [[Warp Records]] compilation ''[[Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' with the track "Polygon Window;" the compilation would help birth the genre later known as "[[intelligent dance music]]" and help launch the career of Aphex Twin alongside [[Autechre]] and [[Richie Hawtin]].<ref name="machines">{{cite web |last1=Cardew |first1=Ben |title=Machines of loving grace: how Artificial Intelligence helped techno grow up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |website=The Guardian |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029205441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993 he put out his first releases on Warp: ''[[Surfing on Sine Waves]]'' (the second entry in the label's ''[[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' series)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|title=Warp's Artificial Intelligence compilation predicted the sounds of today, yesterday|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=Tegan|last=O'Neil|date=16 April 2015|accessdate=27 February 2018|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126060756/https://music.avclub.com/warp-s-artificial-intelligence-compilation-predicted-th-1798278871|url-status=live}}</ref> and the EP ''[[Quoth (EP)|Quoth]]'', as Polygon Window. Later in the year he released the "[[On (EP)|On]]" EP, which entered the top 40 on the UK charts.<ref name="OnEPChart">{{cite web |title=On: The Aphex Twin |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174800/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex also put out an EP by James under the alias Bradley Strider, ''[[Bradley's Robot]]'', and two more Caustic Window records. James was part of several tours in 1993. He supported [[the Orb]] on several dates, and joined the "Midi Circus" tour at venues across the UK, co-headlining with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], the Orb and [[Drum Club]].<ref name=Fyfe2017>{{cite magazine |last=Fyfe |first=Andy |date=January 2016 |title=A Cosmic Dog |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |magazine=Record Collector |location=London |pages=54–60 |publisher=Diamond Publishing Ltd |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=4 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225512/http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/cosmic-dog |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Savage93">{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Jon |title=Machine Soul |url=http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |access-date=4 December 2019 |work=The Village Voice |publisher=Voice Media Group |date=July 1993 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429233331/http://music.hyperreal.org/library/machine_soul.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the year, he was part of the NASA "See the Light" tour with Orbital, [[Moby]], and Vapourspace at venues across the United States.<ref name=SpinMar94/> Warp released the second Aphex Twin album, ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'', in March 1994. It explored a more ambient sound, inspired by [[Lucid dreaming|lucid dreams]] and James's experience of [[synaesthesia]]. It reached number 11 in the UK charts,<ref name="SAWIIChart">{{cite web |title=Selected Ambient Works Volume II |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815102940/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but was not particularly well received critically; critic Simon Reynolds later noted that "many in the Aphex cult were thrown for a loop" and that "Aphex aficionados remain divided".<ref name="spins90slist">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|title=The Greatest Albums of the '90s|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|date=September 1999|page=148|issn=0886-3032|volume=15|issue=9}}</ref> Other 1994 releases were a fourth ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' ''[[GAK (album)|GAK]]'' (derived from early demos sent to Warp), and ''[[Classics (Aphex Twin album)|Classics]]'', a compilation album. === 1995–2000: ''...I Care Because You Do'', ''Richard D. James Album'' and ''Come to Daddy''=== {{Main|...I Care Because You Do|Richard D. James Album|Come to Daddy (EP)}} For his charting 1995 album ''[[...I Care Because You Do]],''<ref name="ICareChart">{{cite web |title=...I Care Because You Do |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823085343/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i-care-because-you-do/ |url-status=live }}</ref> composed between 1990 and 1994 in a range of styles, James used an image of his face for the cover, which became a [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]] on his later releases. He commissioned [[Classical music|Western classical-music]] composer [[Philip Glass]] to create an orchestral version of the ''...I Care Because You Do'' track "Icct Hedral", which appeared on the ''[[Donkey Rhubarb (EP)|Donkey Rhubarb]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |title=The Aphex Twin Community / Learn / Interviews & Articles / Eponymous Rex Interview |website=Aphextwin.nu |access-date=2014-02-20 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005112441/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136333384401.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, James released his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP under the name AFX, which spearheaded the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |title=Drill'n'bass &#124; Music Highlights |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-07-09 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726092834/https://www.allmusic.com/style/drillnbass-ma0000012008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'', James's fourth studio album as Aphex Twin, was released on Warp in 1996. It features [[Softsynth|software synthesisers]] and unconventional rhythms. Will Hermes of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' discussed James's use of [[Old school jungle|jungle]] elements, writing that "by applying junglist strategies to his own obsessive sound creation - his gorgeous weirdo palette of modernist strings, whirring crib toys, and agitated machines - he remakes drum'n'bass in his own image".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=12|issue=11|date=February 1997|title=Aphex Twin: Richard D. James|last1=Hermes|first1=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|page=88|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> In a ''Pitchfork'' list of the best albums of the 1990s, Eric Carr wrote that ''Richard D. James Album'' demonstrated "aggressive combinations of disparate electronic forms", with an "almost-brutal contrast between its elements" that has ensured its relevance.<ref name="pitchfork-2003">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|work=Pitchfork|title=Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|last=Carr|first=Eric|date=17 November 2003|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420210814/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003 ''NME'' named it the 55th greatest album of all time,<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time|url=http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180105/http://www.timepieces.nl/chart/18863/2003-nme-writers-all-time-top-100-albums|archive-date=30 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref> and in 2009 ''Pitchfork'' named it the 40th greatest album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|access-date=2009-01-16|archive-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229082705/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/7/|url-status=dead}}</ref> James garnered attention the following year after the release of his charting ''[[Come to Daddy (EP)|Come to Daddy]]'' EP.<ref name="ComeChart">{{cite web |title=Come to Daddy |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185721/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-to-daddy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Come to Daddy (song)|title track]] was conceived as a [[death metal]] parody. Accompanied with a successful music video directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], James became disenchanted by its success: "This little idea that I had, which was a joke, turned into something huge. It wasn't right at all."<ref name="indexmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|title=Index Magazine – Richard D James|date=14 January 2001|work=Index Magazine|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=5 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605035527/http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/aphex_twin.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by "[[Windowlicker]]", a charting single<ref name="WinlickChart">{{cite web |title=Windowlicker |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410172643/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/windowlicker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> promoted with another Cunningham music video, nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Video in 2000.<ref name="Brits">{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |title=Brits Awards – Aphex Twin|access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805223851/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/aphex-twin |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref><ref name="indexmag" /> ===2001–2009: ''Drukqs'', ''Analord'' and the Tuss=== {{Main|Drukqs|Analord}} [[File:Aphex Twin, 2008.jpg|thumb|James performing in 2008|alt=]] In 2001 Aphex Twin released ''[[Drukqs]]'', an experimental double album featuring abrasive, meticulous programming and [[disklavier|computer-controlled piano]] influenced by [[Erik Satie]] and [[John Cage]]. It features the piano composition "[[Avril 14th]]", which remains perhaps James' best known work.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|title=How Aphex Twin's piano lullaby 'Avril 14th' became a runaway pop culture hit|date=2017-04-14|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419040029/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-avril-14th/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album polarised reviewers. James told interviewers he had accidentally left an MP3 player with new tracks on a plane, and had rushed the album release to preempt an [[music leak|internet leak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Synths, drukqs and rock'n'roll |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 January 2004 |access-date=2008-06-14 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612015041/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html| archive-date= 12 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2001 James also released a short EP, ''[[2 Remixes By AFX]]'', with remixes of songs by [[808 State]] and [[DJ Pierre]]. It also had an untitled third track, consisting of a [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] image with high-pitched sounds which can be decoded to a viewable image with appropriate software. In 2002 James was nominated for the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Male.<ref name="Brits" /> In 2003 Warp released ''[[26 Mixes for Cash]]'', collecting many of James's remixes for other artists. In 2005 James released a series of vinyl EPs under the AFX name, ''[[Analord]]'', created entirely with analogue equipment. These were followed in 2006 by a compilation album of ''Analord'' tracks, ''[[Chosen Lords]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|title=AFX: Chosen Lords|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044143/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/240-chosen-lords/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007 James released two records on Rephlex, ''[[Confederation Trough]]'' and ''[[Rushup Edge (album)|Rushup Edge]]'', under the alias the Tuss, Cornish slang for "erection". Media sources speculated about James's involvement, but his identity was not confirmed until 2014.<ref name="pattison">{{cite news|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0,,2088396,00.html|title=Dancing in the dark|last=Pattison|first=Louis|date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618101712/http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0%2C%2C2088396%2C00.html|archive-date=18 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|title=Selected Aughties Works: The 5 Best Tracks From Aphex Twin's Quiet Period|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2014|language=en|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044141/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/503-selected-aughties-works-the-5-best-tracks-from-aphex-twins-quiet-period/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009 Rephlex Records released digital versions (in the FLAC file format) of the 11 Analord EPs. Each of them (except for Analord 10) had bonus tracks, totalling 81 minutes of new music between them all. Richard later disbanded Rephlex Records, removing the website entirely. This same year, James began working with the visual artist Weirdcore for graphics for his live shows, debuting at [[Bloc Festival]] in Minehead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2017-09-27 |title=Meet the anonymous artist behind Aphex Twin's insane visuals |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37384/1/weirdcore-aphex-twin-mia-visuals-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> Weirdcore has continued to work with James on live graphics and music videos. In 2010 James said he had completed six new albums, including a new version of the unreleased ''[[Melodies from Mars]]''.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|title=Aphex Twin Says He's Got Six Albums Completed &#124; News|date=2010-10-29|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726070621/https://pitchfork.com/news/40543-aphex-twin-says-hes-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011 he performed a live tribute to the Polish composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]; he performed his remix of Penderecki's "[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima]]" and a version of "[[Polymorphia]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|title=Video: New Compositions From Aphex Twin and Jonny Greenwood|author1=Carrie Batten|date=12 September 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331050409/https://pitchfork.com/news/43966-video-new-compositions-from-aphex-twin-and-jonny-greenwood/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, he performed at the Paris [[Pitchfork Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|title=Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival Paris [Friday]|date=29 October 2011|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2014-08-17|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726072311/https://pitchfork.com/news/44450-photos-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2014–present: ''Caustic Window'', ''Syro'', and return as Aphex Twin=== {{Main|Caustic Window LP|Syro}} [[File:Syro street art.jpg|thumb|Street art promoting the ''Syro'' album in New York City.]]In 2014 a [[test pressing]] of a 1994 album recorded under James's pseudonym [[Caustic Window (album)|Caustic Window]] appeared for sale on [[Discogs]]. The album was once intended for sale on James's label Rephlex, but went unreleased. With the consent of James and Rephlex, fans organised a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to purchase the record and distribute copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|title=Caustic Window: Caustic Window LP|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421044150/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19574-aphex-twin-caustic-window/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Syro'', the first album released under the Aphex Twin name since ''Drukqs'' in 2001, was released through Warp on 23 September 2014. It was marketed by a teaser campaign including graffiti, a blimp flown over London, and an announcement made via a [[.onion|.onion address]] accessible through the [[darknet]] browser [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|title=Aphex Twin Announces New Album SYRO Via Deep Web|last=Bowe|first=Miles|date=18 August 2014|work=[[SpinMedia|Stereogum]]|access-date=2014-09-22|archive-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202034401/https://www.stereogum.com/1699431/aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-deep-web/news/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014 James released a set of 21 tracks, ''Modular Trax'', on the audio platform [[SoundCloud]]. The tracks were later removed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aphex Twin Gives Away 21-Track Modular Synth Album Plus a Bundle of Demos and Studio Experiments|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|website=Factmag.com|date=10 November 2014|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111040032/http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/10/aphex-twin-download-21-track-modular-trax-synth-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over several months in 2015 James [[Aphex Twin SoundCloud demos|anonymously uploaded 230 demo tracks]], some dating to the 1980s, to SoundCloud.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|title=Aphex Twin archive removed from SoundCloud|last=music|first=Guardian|date=2015-05-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422085237/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/08/aphex-twin-archive-removed-from-soundcloud|url-status=live}}</ref> He said he had released the [[Demo (music)|demos]] to relieve his family of the pressure to release his archives after he dies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|title=Cover story: Aphex Twin's mask collapses|website=Crack Magazine|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214052406/https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/aphex-twins-mask-collapses/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has continued to occasionally release tracks on the account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|title=Aphex Twin Shares New Songs|website=Pitchfork|date=8 April 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150439/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-shares-new-songs-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 January 2015 James released ''[[Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|title=Aphex Twin Announces Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP|website=Factmag.com|date=9 January 2015|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109154807/http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/09/aphex-twin-announces-computer-controlled-acoustic-instruments-pt2-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> created with robotic instruments including the [[Disklavier]], a computer-controlled [[player piano]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|title=If This Aphex Twin Archive Is Fake, We Don't Want to Know What Real Is|website=Pitchfork.com|date=27 January 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128171609/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/648-if-this-aphex-twin-archive-is-fake-we-dont-want-to-know-what-real-is/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 July 2016 he released the ''[[Cheetah EP|Cheetah]]'' EP, backed by a music video for "CIRKLON3 [Колхозная mix]", the first official music video for an Aphex Twin track in 17 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|title=Watch Aphex Twin's First Music Video in 17 Years|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-aphex-twin-s-first-music-video-in-17-years-20160621|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 December, James performed in [[Houston]], Texas at the Day for Night festival, his first American appearance in eight years. A 12-inch vinyl was sold exclusively at the festival, containing two 10-minute tracks, entitled ''Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Philip |url=https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |title=Aphex Twin releases surprise 12-inch vinyl at Day For Night Festival |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2016-12-17 |access-date=2017-05-06 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117034629/https://consequence.net/2016/12/aphex-twin-releases-surprise-12-inch-vinyl-at-day-for-night-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Twin |first=Aphex |title=AFX - Houston, TX 12.17.16 [Day For Night]. Aphex Twin. |url=https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |access-date=2023-11-02 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126132522/https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/128168-afx-houston-tx-121716-day-for-night |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 June 2017 James performed at the Field Day festival and released a limited edition EP, ''[[London 03.06.17]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8&t=2575s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/nzvLiwUK3R8?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvLiwUK3R8| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin Live at Field Day 2017 (alt. audio)|last=NTS|date=4 June 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The performance was livestreamed on [[NTS Radio]]'s Youtube channel. On 19 June 2017 a Michigan record store sold an exclusive Aphex Twin record comprising two tracks released on SoundCloud in 2015, entitled ''3 Gerald Remix / 24 TSIM 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|title=New Aphex Twin record on sale at Todd Osborn's Technical Equipment Supply shop in Michigan|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-20|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628065241/https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=39286|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 July, Aphex Twin opened an online store with expanded versions of previous albums and new tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|title=Aphex Twin Launches New Streaming Site With Rarities, Unreleased Tracks, More|website=Pitchfork.com|date=20 July 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24|archive-date=20 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720190045/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-launches-new-streaming-site-with-rarities-unreleased-tracks-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 July, at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]], a tape limited to 500 copies was released.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017 |date=2017-07-29 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202531/https://www.discogs.com/release/10631286-Aphex-Twin-Aphex-Mt-Fuji-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aphex Twin released an EP, ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'', on 14 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|title=Warp Records on Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-09-14|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423190145/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026831960491089921|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP was announced on 5 August in a garbled press release written in broken English and visually distorted with the same Aphex Twin 3D graphic found in London, Turin and Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|title=Warp Records on Twitter: "..."|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809015535/https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/1026106153346973697|url-status=live}}</ref> A promotional video for the ''Collapse'' EP was to be broadcast on [[Adult Swim]], but was cancelled after failing the [[Harding test]]. It was made available online instead, and the video for "T69 Collapse" was uploaded to YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|title=Aphex Twin's TV premiere cancelled after failing epilepsy test|website=NME|date=7 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155432/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aphex-twins-tv-premiere-cancelled-failing-epilepsy-test-2364008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/SqayDnQ2wmw?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqayDnQ2wmw| archive-date=2021-09-21|title=Aphex Twin – T69 Collapse| date=7 August 2018 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2018-09-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During James' September 2019 tour two 12-inch records were released at performances at [[Printworks (London)|Printworks]], London, and [[The Warehouse Project|Warehouse Project]], Manchester, entitled "London" and "Manchester" on James' warp.net site. Official recordings of the sets were released on the 15th of September and 26 December 2019 on Youtube. Speculations of James's return started after a mysterious website featuring the Aphex Twin logo inside of the word "London" was discovered by fans. Its title alluded to 19 August 2023, the same day that the [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] festival takes place on in London, teasing a possible performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=20 January 2023 |title=Aphex Twin Teases First Show Since 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121002911/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-teases-first-show-since-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=19.08.23 |url=https://190823.co.uk/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website= |language=en-US |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225228/https://190823.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His return was confirmed on 24 January 2023, when Aphex Twin was announced as a headliner for the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=2023-01-24 |title=Aphex Twin to Headline London's Field Day Festival |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124234110/https://pitchfork.com/news/aphex-twin-to-headline-londons-field-day-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the next few weeks, several other performances were announced for Europe.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1622884119179935746 |title=BEST KEPT SECRET. HOLLAND. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=James |first=Richard D. |user=AphexTwin |number=1638135089992269824 |title=FORWARDS, BRISTOL. |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> At a performance at [[Sónar]] on 16 June, an exclusive 12-inch vinyl was released entitled ''Barcelona 16.06.23''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - Barcelona 16.06.2023 |date=2023-06-24 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://www.discogs.com/release/27506649-Aphex-Twin-Barcelona-16062023 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this festival, large [[QR code]] displays with Aphex Twin branding were spotted. This, coupled with posters found in Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koe |first1=Crystal |title=Aphex Twin's new augmented reality app lets you enjoy the "festival experience" in your living room |url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/aphex-twin-new-augmented-reality-app/ |website=MusicTech |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> led to the discovery of an [[augmented reality]] app named "YXBoZXh0d2lu". The app was created to tease James' upcoming EP. On 21 June James announced the EP ''[[Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760]]'', which was released on 28 July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=2023-06-21 |title=Aphex Twin announces new EP |url=https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Consequence |language=en-US |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621170153/https://consequence.net/2023/06/aphex-twin-blackbox-life-recorder-21f-in-a-room7-f760-ep/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the release of this EP, the mobile app was updated once again. Using the app to scan the front cover, inner sleeves, trifold insert and vinyl label of ''Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760'', would reveal a variety of 3D visuals such as a 3D version of the cover, the EP's songs being playable within the app, and other various artwork.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stock |first1=Olivia |title=Aphex Twin releases new augmented reality app, YXBoZXh0d2lu |url=https://djmag.com/news/aphex-twin-releases-new-augmented-reality-app-yxbozxh0d2lu |website=DJ Mag |date=18 August 2023 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> On 19 August, James performed at [[Field Day (festival)|Field Day]] and released another exclusive 12-inch vinyl entitled [[London 19.08.2023]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Aphex Twin - London 19.08.2023 |date=2023-08-19 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202533/https://www.discogs.com/release/28020546-Aphex-Twin-London-19082023 |url-status=live }}</ref> NTS Radio released a [[360-degree video]] recording of the set on 27 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You can now watch Aphex Twin's full set from Field Day 2023 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102202532/https://mixmag.net/read/watch-back-aphex-twins-first-london-show-four-years-field-day-2023-news |url-status=live }}</ref> Again, on 2 September, at a performance at Forwards Bristol, a cassette combining the Barcelona and London releases was released entitled ''Bristol 02.09.23''. ==Musical style and influences== Writing for [[AllMusic]], John Bush describes James as a "pioneer of [[experimental techno]]" who has "constantly pushed the limits of what can be accomplished with [[electronic instrument|electronic equipment]], resulting in forward-thinking and emotionally engaging work that ranges from sublime, [[Pastoral music|pastoral]] ambience to manic head-rush [[acid techno]]".<ref name="bush"/> In a 1996 review, ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Angela Lewis called him a "maverick of [[1990s in music|1990s]] [[electronica]] [who] exemplifies the finest traditions of [[British pop music|British pop]] mischief".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis |first1=Angela |title=Pop & Jazz: Aphex Twin plays the Nia Centre, Manchester |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-jazz-aphex-twin-plays-the-nia-centre-manchester-1313431.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine, James has "carved out his own space in the history of [[electronic music]]" across several genres, with his unique melodies being "the reason he's talked about as not just an electronic innovator but as the sphere's definitive artist".<ref name=FACT50best>{{cite web |title=The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/|date=14 April 2017|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT Magazine]]|publisher=The Vinyl Factory Group|location=London|accessdate=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704175541/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/best-aphex-twin-songs/ |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 review in the ''[[Financial Times]]'', Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described James as a "musical maverick" noted for "yoking different elements together in unpredictable formulations" and blending "hard beats and uncanny tones; difficult abstraction and populist melodies".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter-Tilney |first1=Ludovic |title=Aphex Twin: Syro – review |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |website=[[Financial Times]] |date=19 September 2014 |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719114516/https://www.ft.com/content/2398e3ee-3dfd-11e4-b175-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Music publications have described James variously as "the [[Mozart]] of" both [[techno]] and [[Ambient music|ambient]].{{refn|<ref name=Thompson94>{{cite magazine|last=Thompson|first=Ben|date=January 1994|title=Aphex Twin: The Mozart of Techno|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|location=London|publisher=EMAP|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416164945/https://rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/aphex-twin-the-mozart-of-techno|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lester2"/><ref name=DummySep14>{{cite magazine|title=Album of the week: Aphex Twin|url=https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|magazine=Dummy Mag|location=London|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003155801/https://www.dummymag.com/features/album-of-the-week-aphex-twin-syro-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=QMar94>{{cite news |title=Armed And Fairly Dangerous |url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/ |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=EMAP|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719112136/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/aphex-twin-q-magazine-march-1994/|archive-date=19 July 2021|url-status=dead|date=March 1994}}</ref>}} Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 Paul Lester identified James's lineage as "electronic greats" including [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], [[John Cage]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Brian Eno]], and [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]].<ref name="lester" /> {{quote box|quoted=1|quote=I could just lock myself away for days and get inspired by myself. That's my favorite way to do it. It's more like a pure form of motivation when it's all on your own. But you have to wait until you're really bored and you've got nothing to do. That's when it comes out. That's when I reckon it gets good.|source=—James in a 1997 interview with ''[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]''.<ref name=perfect/>|width=30%|align=right|style=padding:8px;|border=2px}} James had no formal [[music education|music training]] and is largely self-taught.<ref name="lester" /> Prior to becoming a [[music production|producer]], James spent his teens modifying [[analogue synthesiser]]s and became "addicted to making noises," only later becoming "interested in listening to other people's stuff".<ref name="tq"/> James states that he spent his initial years "ignorant of music, apart from [[Acid techno|acid]] and techno, where I bought just about everything".<ref name="tq"/> He claimed to have been independently making music similar to acid and techno before encountering the styles, and subsequently became enthusiastic about them.<ref name="auto"/> He has cited [[808 State]]'s 1988 debut album ''[[Newbuild (album)|Newbuild]]'' as a major early inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guttridge-Hewitt |first1=Martin |title=808 State Are Three Decades in and Still Looking to the Future |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |website=Vice |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720011717/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyek3z/808-state-moogfest-interview-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, James identified voluntary [[sleep deprivation]] as an influence on his productions at that time.<ref name="tq"/> He also claimed to have recorded over one thousand unreleased tracks.<ref name="tq"/> He later said he experienced [[synaesthesia]] and utilised [[lucid dreaming]] as a means of developing compositional ideas.<ref name="SABAphex">{{cite web |url=http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |title=Aphex Twin: Mad Musician or Investment Banker? |access-date=2011-03-10 |last=Anderson |first=Don |year=1999 |work=Space Age Bachelor |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910134203/http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/archives/aphex-twin |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of James's early work was compared to [[Brian Eno]]'s ambient releases, but James claimed not to have heard Eno before he began recording.<ref name="TTIWTOO">{{cite web |title=They thought I was the only one |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |work=Junglizt |date=1996 |access-date=1 July 2014 |archive-date=8 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408074911/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136133074446.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1993 interview, [[Simon Reynolds]] noted that James had only recently explored [[Avant-garde classical|avant-classical]] and left-field [[Rock music|rock]] artists including Cage, Stockhausen, Eno, [[Steve Reich]], [[Terry Riley]], and [[Can (band)|Can]], and had spent a couple of years "catching up" on other genres outside techno and [[House music|house]].<ref name="tq" /> In 1997 James described himself as a fan of "old [[tape music|tape]] and avant-garde music" such as Stockhausen's "[[Gesang der Jünglinge|Song for the Youth]]" and the work of American composer [[Tod Dockstader]].<ref name=perfect/> He also named works by [[Erik Satie]], [[Drexciya]], [[Ween]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and [[Les Baxter]] among his favorite albums.<ref name=perfect3>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin's Favorite Music|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160510/http://www.furious.com/perfect/staff2.html#aphex|url-status=live}}</ref> When James began programming faster, [[jungle music|jungle]]-inspired [[breakbeats]] in the mid-1990s, he named friends and fellow musicians [[Luke Vibert]] and [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] as influences.<ref name=perfect>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]|last=Gross|first=Jason|title=Aphex Twin|date=September 1997|access-date=23 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html|archive-date=11 June 2008}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James said of jungle that "I still think it's the ultimate genre, really, because the people making it weren't musicians," and noted that "for years, I could listen to jungle and nick things from them, but they didn't know I existed."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web |last1=Sherburne |first1=Philip |title=Strange Visitor: A Conversation with Aphex Twin |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821215414/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with Vibert and Jenkinson, James helped to spearhead the short-lived [[drill 'n' bass]] style, which exaggerated elements of [[drum and bass]], on his ''[[Hangable Auto Bulb]]'' EP (1995).<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name="auto"/> Acknowledging another influence, James's Rephlex label released ''[[Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'', a compilation of music recorded by the pioneers of the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Sweet |title=Queen of the wired frontier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=17 March 2002 |access-date=2008-06-14 |location=London |archive-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511001544/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/mar/17/featuresreview.review |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 he described Kraftwerk as a major influence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warwick |first1=Oli |title=Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903105314/https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he said he disliked "[[rock and roll]]", he appreciates [[Led Zeppelin]] (as a source of "great breakbeats"),<ref name="Perez" /> and [[Pink Floyd]] (for their [[psychedelic music]]).<ref name="Perez">{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/ |archive-date=2009-05-01 |title=Interview: Aphex Twin |access-date=2008-06-14 |last=Perez |first=Arturo |date=16 March 2002 |work=[[Kludge Magazine]] }}</ref> Asked in 2011 about an artist he would like to work with, James named [[Kate Bush]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verdú |first1=Daniel |title=Odio al público |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |website=[[El País]] |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=9 September 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522041756/https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/06/17/actualidad/1308261601_850215.amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rephlex Records, which James co-owned with Grant Wilson-Claridge, coined the word "braindance" to describe Aphex Twin's music.<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|title=Various Artists : The Braindance Coincidence|work=[[NME]]|first=James|last=Oldham|date=12 September 2005|access-date=2 April 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063142/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the label: "Braindance is the genre that encompasses the best elements of all genres, e.g. traditional, [[Classical music|classical]], electronic music, popular, modern, [[industrial music|industrial]], ambient, [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], house, techno, breakbeat, [[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore]], [[ragga]], [[garage house|garage]], drum and bass, etc."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |title=What is braindance? |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=rephlex.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302124112/http://www.rephlex.com/braindance.htm |archive-date=2001-03-02 }}</ref> According to ''Pitchfork's'' Paul Cooper braindance "escaped the mind/body binary opposition of electronic music" while retaining its club roots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3 |title=Astrobotnia Parts 1, 2 & 3 |access-date=2008-04-16 |last=Cooper |first=Paul |date=4 October 2002 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080407101034/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15080-parts-1-2-3?artist_title=15080-parts-1-2-3| archive-date= 7 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> James's music has often been characterised as an example of the "[[intelligent dance music]]" that began in the 1990s.<ref name=Green19/><ref name="bush"/><ref name="rollstone">{{cite magazine|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615050200/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-20140903|url-status=live}}</ref> IDM is mentioned on the home page of the Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) mailing list at [[Hyperreal.org]] about the music of Aphex Twin and the [[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence Series]] released by [[Warp Records]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brian R|title=The Intelligent Dance Music Mailing List – Hosted by Hyperreal.org|url=http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|website=Hyperreal.org|access-date=2014-06-18|date=18 June 2014|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513051003/http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series features James's recordings as Polygon Window and early productions from artists including [[Autechre]], Black Dog, [[Richie Hawtin]]'s FUSE project and [[Speedy J]]. The term spread to the United States and internet [[Internet forum|message boards]]. James responded to the IDM term in a 1997 interview: {{cquote|I just think it's really funny to have terms like that. It's basically saying, "this is intelligent and everything else is stupid." It's really nasty to everyone else's music. (laughs) It makes me laugh, things like that. I don't use names. I just say that I like something or I don't.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross" />}} ==Image and pseudonyms== James's face, grinning or distorted, is a theme of his album covers, music videos and songs. James said it began as a response to techno producers who concealed their identities: {{cquote|I did it because the thing in techno you weren't supposed to do was to be recognised and stuff. The sort of unwritten rule was that you can't put your face on the sleeve. It has to be like a circuit board or something. Therefore I put my face on the sleeve. That's why I originally did it. But then I got carried away.|Aphex Twin<ref name="gross 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|title=Aphex Twin Interview By Heiko Hoffmann|access-date=2013-05-22|archive-date=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119032708/http://www.aphextwin.nu/images/interviewsarticles/afx_interview_by_heiko.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The cover of ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' features a self-portrait painted by James, and that of ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' has a close-up photograph. His face is superimposed on the bodies of other people in the music videos for "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" and "[[Windowlicker]]". Near the end of the second track of the "Windowlicker" single (known as "Formula"), a photo of James's face is a [[Steganography|steganogram]] which is revealed as a [[spectrogram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php |title=The Aphex Face |access-date=2008-06-14 |work=bastwood.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080617152125/http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php| archive-date= 17 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Another image of James and collaborator [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] is embedded (in [[Slow-scan television|SSTV]] format) with text in the third track of ''2 Remixes by AFX'', "Bonus High Frequency Sounds".{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} James has recorded as AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, the Universal Indicator, Caustic Window, Smojphace, [[GAK (EP)|GAK]], PBoD (Phonic Boy on Dope), Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Dice Man, the Tuss, Soit-P.P and user18081971.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Aphex Twin Drops Six New Songs on His Secret SoundCloud |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409081439/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-new-songs-soundcloud-980290/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beta |first1=Andy |title=Richard D. James: 10 Essential Releases |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=29 September 2014 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026201214/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9512-richard-d-james-10-essential-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson-Rich |first1=Louis |title=10 ICONIC APHEX TWIN MOMENTS |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623185105/https://mixmag.net/feature/10-iconic-aphex-twin-moments/9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinton |first1=Patrick |title=9 KILLER TRACKS FROM 9 APHEX TWIN ALIASES |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |website=Mixmag |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423162009/https://mixmag.net/feature/9-killer-tracks-from-9-aphex-twin-aliases |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 1997 interview, he said: "There's really no big theory. It's just things that I feel right in doing at the time and I really don't know why. I select songs for certain [names] and I just do it. I don't know what it means."<ref name="gross">{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |title=Interview by Jason Gross |access-date=2008-06-14 |date=September 1997 |work=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611121559/http://www.furious.com/perfect/aphextwin.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001 he commented on the speculation connected to many anonymous electronic artists: "A lot of people think everything electronic is mine. I get credited for so many things, it's incredible. I'm practically everyone, I reckon—everyone and nobody."<ref name="indexmag" /> ==Influence and legacy== Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2001 journalist [[Paul Lester]] described James as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music".<ref name="lester2">{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,734809,00.html|title=Tank boy|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=5 October 2001|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2008-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html|archive-date=10 June 2008|url-status=live|location=London}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described James as a "hugely influential electronic musician whose ambient washes of sound and freakishly twisted beats have gone on to inform artists of all genres."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vozick-Levinson |first1=Simon |title=Aphex Twin on New 'Syro' LP: 'I'm Feeling Really Horny About It – and Very Smug' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=9 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s John Bush wrote that "unlike most artists who emerged from the '90s techno scene, James established himself as a genuine personality, known for his cheeky grin and nightmare-inducing music videos as much as his groundbreaking albums and EPs," which helped to "expand his audience from ravers and critics to rock fans, with numerous non-electronic musicians citing him as an inspiration".<ref name="bush2">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|title=Aphex Twin &#124; Biography & History|author=John Bush|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2016-07-09|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060640/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aphex-twin-mn0000493848/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001 [[Thomas Bangalter]] of [[Daft Punk]] cited Aphex Twin (particularly "[[Windowlicker]]") as an influence on their 2001 album ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]''. Bangalter said he liked it because "it wasn't a big club beat, but it also wasn't a laid back, quiet one".<ref name="sonicnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413130551/http://www.sonicnet.com:80/dance/features/Daft_Punk/032601/index02.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-04-13|title=Daft Punk Interview: Discover New Worlds|publisher=SonicNet|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref> Artists including [[Steve Reich]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|title=Steve Reich Interview: On Radiohead, Aphex Twin And 'The Rite of Spring'|author1=Lucy Jones|date=23 October 2014|website=NME|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726090134/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/steve-reich-interview-on-radiohead-aphex-twin-and-the-rite-of-spring-762662|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wes Borland]] of [[Limp Bizkit]],<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/YZkC8RdgGT0?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkC8RdgGT0| archive-date=2021-09-22|title=Kerrang! Sonisphere 2014 Podcast: Wes Borland – YouTube| date=4 July 2014 |via=YouTube|access-date=2014-08-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Skrillex]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|title=I stopped doing interviews because of The Guardian|last=Answer Code Request|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2015|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710202730/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/10/skrillex-i-stopped-doing-interviews-because-of-the-guardian|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]] of [[Linkin Park]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Mike Shinoda - What's in My Bag?| date=8 October 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/0Qxm-pOwTiY?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qxm-pOwTiY| archive-date=2021-09-22|language=en|access-date=2019-09-23}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=Aphex Twin Inspired John Frusciante's Next Acid House Record|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Telekom Electronic Beats|language=en-US|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726071830/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/aphex-twin-inspired-john-frusciantes-upcoming-acid-house-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matty Healy]] of [[the 1975]],<ref> https://youtu. be/d3ZHGfcENuk?si=i4riW-doQdMhO-BH</ref>[[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] of [[Tame Impala]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tame Impala|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Pitchfork|date=23 June 2010|language=en|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025193245/https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7822-tame-impala/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zammuto (band)|Nick Zammuto]] of [[the Books]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Guardian Staff|date=2006-01-27|title=Clogs and the Books interview each other|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116040437/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/27/worldmusic.popandrock|url-status=live}}</ref> have expressed admiration for Aphex Twin or cited him as an influence. James influenced [[Radiohead]]'s transition to electronic music for their 2000 album ''[[Kid A]]''.<ref name="ZORIC2">{{cite news|last=Zoric|first=Lauren|date=22 September 2000|title=I think I'm meant to be dead&nbsp;...|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,371289,00.html|access-date=18 May 2007|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102235438/http://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0%2C%2C371289%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the Radiohead singer, [[Thom Yorke]], said Aphex Twin was his biggest influence: "He burns a heavy shadow ... Aphex opened up another world that didn't involve my fucking electric guitar ... I hated the [[Britpop]] thing and what was happening in America, but Aphex was totally beautiful, and he's kind of my age too."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-21 |title=Uni of Yorke Class 1: FlyLo, the Gaslamp Killer & FaltyDL |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/15435/1/uni-of-yorke-class-1-flylo-the-gaslamp-killer-faltydl |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[Dazed]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, asked if he would tour with Radiohead, James said "I wouldn't play with them since I don't like them".<ref name="Perez2">{{cite web|url=http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|title=Interview: Aphex Twin|last=Perez|first=Arturo|date=16 March 2002|work=[[Kludge Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501160746/http://kludgemagazine.com/interviews/Aphex_Twin/2002-07-18/|archive-date=2009-05-01|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> However, he said in 2011 that his dislike of Radiohead had been exaggerated by the press and that he had contacted Yorke to explain this.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaciński|first=Bartek|date=2011-09-07|title=Rozmowa z Aphexem Twinem|url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.polityka.pl|language=pl|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124174931/https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1519138,1,rozmowa-z-aphexem-twinem.read|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005 [[Alarm Will Sound]] released ''[[Acoustica (Alarm Will Sound album)|Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin]]'', featuring acoustic arrangements of James's electronic tracks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Mark |title=All-acoustic interpretations of pieces by Aphex Twin. |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715103937/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/481-acoustica/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[London Sinfonietta]] performed arrangements of Aphex Twin songs in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|title=London Sinfonietta Tackles Aphex Twin, Squarepusher|author1=Llewellyn, Kati|author2=Solarski, Matthew|date=13 September 2006|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621160947/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38533-london-sinfonietta-tackles-aphex-twin-squarepusher|archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> Animator [[David Firth (animator)|David Firth]] sampled Aphex Twin in his animated series ''[[Salad Fingers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|title=Re: Salad Fingers|website=Semantikon.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503222920/http://www.semantikon.com/RESaladFingers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012 ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' named ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'' the best album of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music|date=2012-09-03|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-02-20|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311193158/http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/101/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Personal life== James has made "wild and essentially unverifiable claims" about his personal life in interviews, including the claim that he inherited the name of a dead older brother.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> He has described himself as "just some irritating, lying, ginger kid from Cornwall who should have been locked up in some youth detention centre. I just managed to escape and blag it into music."<ref name="lester" /> In a 1993 interview, he claimed to only sleep two to three hours per night.<ref name="tq"/> In the mid-1990s, James bought a disused bank in the [[Elephant & Castle]] area of London, where he claimed to live in a converted [[bank vault]].<ref name="factmyth">{{cite web |title=Aphex Twin: 10 strange myths and the truth behind them |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705161243/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/funny-little-man-the-facts-and-fictions-of-aphex-twins-mythology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He falsely claimed in a 2001 interview to have bought the steel structure in the centre of the [[Elephant Square]] roundabout, though this is in fact the [[Michael Faraday Memorial]] which houses an electricity substation for the [[London Underground]].<ref name="oconnell">{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|title=Untitled|last=O'Connell|first=John|date=October 2001|work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|publisher=[[EMAP]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615033834/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/100771194880071.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> In the 1990s, James bought a 1950s [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]], complete with a working [[machine gun]], which he claimed to drive around Cornwall in lieu of a car.<ref>{{cite web |last=James |first=Richard D. |title=Life as a Tank Boy |url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |website=Details Magazine |access-date=17 September 2018 |date=1995 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826131448/http://www.aphextwin.nu/learn/98136109364492.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="factmyth" /> In a 2010 interview with ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'', James said he is living in Scotland after relocating from London.<ref>{{cite web|title=APHEX TWIN: "I'VE GOT SIX ALBUMS COMPLETED"|url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|website=Factmag.com|access-date=2014-08-17|date=28 October 2010|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110622/http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, he lives in a village near Glasgow in Scotland with his two sons from his first marriage<ref name="rollstone"/> and his second wife, Anastasia,<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> a Russian art student.<ref>[[Spex (magazine)|Spex]] October 2014, p. 26: ''Aphex Twin: Ein Backup für Millionen'' (German interview)</ref> His sister [[Julie James]] is a [[Welsh Labour]] politician who was appointed the Welsh [[Welsh Government|Minister for Climate Change]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-04|title=Tragedy became Sliding Doors moment for politician|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|access-date=2021-08-04|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804110435/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58058218|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|title=Wales' new Climate Change Minister is Aphex Twin's sister|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=5 August 2021|work=[[DJ Mag]]|accessdate=6 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805201018/https://djmag.com/news/wales-new-climate-change-minister-aphex-twin-s-sister|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, James mentioned that he finds it challenging to live in a small village: "You have to speak to everybody, and everybody knows your business. For someone like me, who’s a little bit autistic or something, it can be quite intense." He also mentioned he does not own a smartphone.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|title=Aphex Twin Gives a Rare Interview About His New LP|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=11 March 2023|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820122248/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aphex-twin-on-new-syro-lp-im-feeling-really-horny-about-it-and-very-smug-49382/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Awards== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Category !! Work !! Result |- | rowspan="4"|1998 | [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Pop Promo Video with a budget over £40,000 | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | "[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Ars Electronica]] | Digital Music | rowspan="2"|Himself | {{won}} |- | [[Online Music Awards]] | Best Electronic Fansite<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|title=Google Groups|website=Groups.google.com|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708165748/http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.programmer/browse_thread/thread/b5fd3717bda6a8d0/d4d3e151a783dffa?lnk=gst&q=ioc%23d4d3e151a783dffa#!topic/alt.fan.frank-zappa/DDcmNdJW_ig|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2000 | [[2000 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Video|Best British Video]] | rowspan="4"|"[[Windowlicker]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|[[Design and Art Direction|D&AD Awards]] | Direction | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | Editing | {{won|place=Gold|Yellow Pencil}} |- | rowspan="3"|[[NME Awards]] | Single of the Year | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|Best Dance Act | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | {{nom}} |- | [[2002 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Shortlist Music Prize]] | Album of the Year | ''[[Drukqs]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2005 | Antville Music Video Awards | Best Video | "[[Rubber Johnny]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | rowspan="3"|Rober Awards Music Poll | Best Male Artist | rowspan="3"|Himself | {{nom}} |- | Comeback of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Best Electronica | {{won}} |- | rowspan="7"|2015 | [[2015 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album|Best Dance/Electronica Album]] | rowspan="6"|''[[Syro]]'' |{{won}} |- | [[International Dance Music Awards]] | Best Full Length Studio Recording | {{nom}} |- | [[Independent Music Companies Association|IMPALA Awards]] | Album of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|title=IMPALA: 23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year AwardV|website=Vut.de|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803151825/https://www.vut.de/Artikel/vut/regionen/vut-mitte/vut-mitte-artikel/details/impala-23-albums-up-for-european-independent-album-of-the-year-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | [[Mercury Prize]] | rowspan="2"|Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|A2IM Libera Awards | {{nom}} |- | Creative Packaging Award | {{won}} |- | Marketing Genius | ''Syro'' album release campaign | {{nom}} |- | 2016 | [[2016 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"|2018 | Rober Awards Music Poll | Best EP | rowspan="2"|''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{nom}} |- |[[Best Art Vinyl]] | Best Art Vinyl<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|title=Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018|website=ArtVinyl.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722183647/https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|UK Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | rowspan="4"|"T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | Best Visual Effects in a Video | {{nom}} |- | Best Animation in a Video | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"|2019 | [[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop Reader Awards]] | Video of the Year | {{nom}} |- | [[2019 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]] | Himself | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|A2IM Libera Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|title=A2IM Announces 2019 Libera Award Nominees|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726082351/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/A2IM-Announces-2019-Libera-Award-Nominees-20190328|url-status=live}}</ref> | Marketing Genius | ''[[Collapse (EP)|Collapse]]'' | {{won}} |- | Video of the Year | "T69 Collapse" | {{nom}} |- | 2024 | [[2024 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording|Best Dance/Electronic Recording]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |website=Grammy.com |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> | Blackbox Life Recorder 21F | {{nom}} {{end}} ==Discography== {{main|Richard D. James discography}} {{See also|List of songs recorded by Richard D. James}} '''Studio albums as Aphex Twin''' * ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' (1992) * ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' (1994) * ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) * ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996) * ''[[Drukqs]]'' (2001) * ''[[Syro]]'' (2014) ==See also== {{Portal|Cornwall}} * [[List of ambient music artists]] ==Notes== {{reflist|group=nb}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Aphex Twin}} * [https://aphextwin.warp.net Aphex Twin] at [[Warp Records]] * {{curlie|Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A/Aphex_Twin|Aphex Twin}} * {{Discogs artist}} * [[SoundCloud]] page: [https://soundcloud.com/richarddjames Aphex Twin] 9802c8ab833d674d1cbda2f11715ae2f222b1622 222 221 2024-07-29T19:12:52Z Guffy 6 Replaced content with "[[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] 16c09c09bb3d7b979ec9420530fda763188ebce4 224 222 2024-07-29T19:15:28Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s.His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James wider international attention. After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) e661a74e43224059a7e03622532cf75dc297b269 225 224 2024-07-29T19:20:02Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153's note: STINKY wikipedia copypaster... DISGUSTING. Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s.His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James wider international attention. After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) 0925c7b12331548ff19bee3354b3c015affba2db 226 225 2024-07-29T19:20:27Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] CY83RN0153's note: u STINKY wikipedia copypaster... DISGUSTING. Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s.His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James wider international attention. After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) 01f50a51285ba3db2dd4a38d907275bce7042973 227 226 2024-07-29T19:33:11Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Ahpex Twin |image = |data1 = AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, GAK, Phonic Boy on Dope, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Smojphace, Soit-P.P., The Dice Man, The Tuss, user18081971, user48736353001 |data2 = Cornwall, England |data3 = 1988-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Warp, Rephlex, Apollo, R&S |data6 = Universal Indicator |data7 = [https://aphextwin.warp.net/] }} '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''', is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. He also has released music under varying aliases, including but not limited to, AFX, Caustic Window, GAK Polygon Window, Power-Pill, and The Tuss ==Career== Aphex Twin's debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records. He began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and released albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999). After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp.. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) c213d877e206514b2ebff6863566b7e140eeeecd 233 227 2024-07-29T19:38:40Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Ahpex Twin |image = Afx.jpg |data1 = AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, GAK, Phonic Boy on Dope, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Smojphace, Soit-P.P., The Dice Man, The Tuss, user18081971, user48736353001 |data2 = Cornwall, England |data3 = 1988-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Warp, Rephlex, Apollo, R&S |data6 = Universal Indicator |data7 = [https://aphextwin.warp.net/] }} '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''', is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. He also has released music under varying aliases, including but not limited to, AFX, Caustic Window, GAK Polygon Window, Power-Pill, and The Tuss ==Career== Aphex Twin's debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records. He began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and released albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999). After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp.. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) 903c2fa5cf2f58f404b39436cc234f8313446021 234 233 2024-07-29T19:39:48Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Ahpex Twin |image = Afx.jpg |data1 = AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, GAK, Phonic Boy on Dope, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Smojphace, Soit-P.P., The Dice Man, The Tuss, user18081971, user48736353001 |data2 = Cornwall, England |data3 = 1988-present |data4 = [[Breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[hardcore techno]] |data5 = Warp, Rephlex, Apollo, R&S |data6 = Universal Indicator |data7 = [https://aphextwin.warp.net/] }} '''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''', is a British musician, record producer, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. He also has released music under varying aliases, including but not limited to, AFX, Caustic Window, GAK Polygon Window, Power-Pill, and The Tuss ==Career== Aphex Twin's debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records. He began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and released albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999). After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp.. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023, he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760. ==Discography== ; Studio albums as Aphex Twin * Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) * Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) * ...I Care Because You Do (1995) * Richard D. James Album (1996) * Drukqs (2001) * Syro (2014) e94bb9484d5302b53a7a7f82250099269ab38432 0 1 228 197 2024-07-29T19:33:18Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! Below you will find links to most of the genres surrounding underground and experimental music as well as artist who fall into that genre. ==Rules== 1. Obviously don't grief. 2. DON'T JUST COPY AND PASTE FROM WIKIPEDIA YES I'M LOOKING AT YOU GUFFY. 3. No hate speech other than in artists' quotes/names/whatever. 4. Don't spread misinfo or anything of the sort lmfao. ==Links== [[:Category: Genres]] <br /> [[:Category: Artists by genre]] ==Epic people== Stinky: [[CY83RN0153]] <br /> Cool editors: [[Guffy]], [[MeZzu]] 76a8eef54cc04030891402a1e793623c92883fa3 229 228 2024-07-29T19:33:42Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! == This wiki aims to help people find out about underground and experimental music! Below you will find links to most of the genres surrounding underground and experimental music as well as artist who fall into that genre. ==Rules== 1. Obviously don't grief. <br /> 2. DON'T JUST COPY AND PASTE FROM WIKIPEDIA YES I'M LOOKING AT YOU GUFFY. <br /> 3. No hate speech other than in artists' quotes/names/whatever. <br /> 4. 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Don't spread misinfo or anything of the sort lmfao. <br /> ==Links== [[:Category: Genres]] <br /> [[:Category: Artists by genre]] <br /> ==Epic people== Stinky: [[CY83RN0153]] <br /> Cool editors: [[Guffy]], [[MeZzu]] de466ea28399b45400fc7eb854b4e81c497033ca 6 101 232 2024-07-29T19:38:19Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki AFX windowlicker a320a0ea50fc0ded4520b2ec1f39d73f89813793 0 2 236 173 2024-07-29T19:40:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] = About = Merzbow, born Masami Akita on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[harsh noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. {{merzbox |name = Merzbow |image = MerzbowImg.jpg |data1 = December 19th 1956 |data2 = Tokyo, Japan |data3 = Masami Akita |data4 = [[Lowest Music & Arts]], Produckt, ZSF, Alchemy, Alien8, Blosoming Noise, Cold Spring, Dirtier Promotions, Extreme, Important, Relapse, RRR, Soleilmoon, Tzadik |data5 = [https://merzbow.net merzbow.net] }} = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPhSJJKG8A Link] More to be added later. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = 591fe7c983834bd5f49d6554b9b8f928a6682f24 242 236 2024-07-29T21:32:11Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] = About = '''Merzbow''', born '''Masami Akita''' on the 19th of December 1956. Is a Japanese [[Noise|noise]] artist that has been one of the pioneering creators of the genre [[harsh noise]]. He is primarily known for his work in the field of harsh noise, but He has adventured into other genres such as [[Free jazz|free jazz]]. He has released over 500 works since his beginnings in 1980. His work has [[Dadaism|dadaist]] influences. {{merzbox |name = Merzbow |image = MerzbowImg.jpg |data1 = December 19th 1956 |data2 = Tokyo, Japan |data3 = Masami Akita |data4 = [[Lowest Music & Arts]], Produckt, ZSF, Alchemy, Alien8, Blosoming Noise, Cold Spring, Dirtier Promotions, Extreme, Important, Relapse, RRR, Soleilmoon, Tzadik |data5 = [https://merzbow.net merzbow.net] }} = Career = === Early Life === Merzbow started out life being born in Tokyo 1956 and listened to a lot of psychedelic rock and played guitar and studied dadaism in college, He soon started to listen to free jazz and experiment with tape recorders and feedback in his basement. === First Music === Akita released his first official tape under the label [[Lowest Music & Arts]] in 1980 where he released his first album [[Metal Acoustic Music]]. This does list does include archival releases not officially released by Akita. His very first works are as follows: 23 November 1979 (B) - Archival release from スローダウンRECORDS in 2018 of a very early recording from November of 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2j7e7qQA4 Link] Hyper Music 1 Vol. 1 - Archival release from Slowdown also in 2018, this was also recorded in November 1979. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPhSJJKG8A Link] More to be added later. = Famous Work = Akita's most famous work is [[Pulse Demon]] Highlighted by the track Woodpecker No. 1/2, These tracks were the forefront of the Harsh noise scene when they were released in 1996 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZYP5Dy43E Link] = Live Performance Index = 659bb870b74ce0741a7b40a94fd0a737d400a9e2 0 102 243 2024-07-29T21:35:59Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Genres]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Genres]] 14ee6cf82a37d2ca889f77494d327bc92d2e3c0b 14 103 244 2024-07-29T21:37:57Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of Avant-garde artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of Avant-garde artists. 6579925e16a68a040f64ec8800f7f30e72657b87 0 104 245 2024-07-29T21:41:32Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]] 5bb5de8b4888647e496772f7d2aab4b6f42641cf 0 105 246 2024-07-29T21:42:23Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]] 5bb5de8b4888647e496772f7d2aab4b6f42641cf 247 246 2024-07-29T22:00:14Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]] '''John Winston Ono Lennon'''was an English singer and musician. He was the co-founder and co-lead singer of the English rock band, The Beatles. Starting in 1968, he and his wife [[Yoko Ono]], began creating [[Avant garde]] music together. They released a trilogy of albums known as Unfinished Music. The albums are sub-named, Two Virgins, Life with the Lions and Wedding Album, respectively. The couple also collaborated with George Harrison and George Martin, to create the sound collage track, Revolution 9, for the Beatles' self-titled album. ==Discography== * Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1968) * Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1969) * Wedding Album (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1970) * John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) * Imagine (1971) * Some Time in New York City (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1972) * Mind Games (1973) * Walls and Bridges (1974) * Rock 'n' Roll (1975) * Double Fantasy (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1980) * Milk and Honey ( (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1984) cabb51e336bc1479b7a95e16cc5263371a31cb1f 248 247 2024-07-29T22:00:27Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Avant garde artists]] [[Category: Musique concrète artists]] '''John Winston Ono Lennon''' was an English singer and musician. He was the co-founder and co-lead singer of the English rock band, The Beatles. Starting in 1968, he and his wife [[Yoko Ono]], began creating [[Avant garde]] music together. They released a trilogy of albums known as Unfinished Music. The albums are sub-named, Two Virgins, Life with the Lions and Wedding Album, respectively. The couple also collaborated with George Harrison and George Martin, to create the sound collage track, Revolution 9, for the Beatles' self-titled album. ==Discography== * Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1968) * Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1969) * Wedding Album (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1970) * John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) * Imagine (1971) * Some Time in New York City (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1972) * Mind Games (1973) * Walls and Bridges (1974) * Rock 'n' Roll (1975) * Double Fantasy (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1980) * Milk and Honey ( (w/ [[Yoko Ono]]) (1984) 898cd2b5b55911e41530b5d234fa4f897d295a6e 0 80 249 152 2024-07-30T09:18:34Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Shoegaze artists]] Hana sumai is [[Leon Makepeace]]'s [[shoegaze]] project. baba38339c7553fe931ab38a4647dc27131d00be 0 106 250 2024-07-30T09:20:27Z CY83RN0153 2 Created page with "[[Category: Power electronics artists]] [[Category: Death industrial artists]]" wikitext 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genre]] This is a list of [[supertone]] artists." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Artists by genre]] This is a list of [[supertone]] artists. b9aa5e09e54c1c8c182990fa6a4005c912663ec8 0 118 266 2024-07-30T15:00:24Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Free jazz artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Free jazz artists]] d7b3bb03523db7892cdb413d37b75c442c389d58 0 119 267 2024-07-30T15:02:28Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Black metal artists]]" wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Black metal artists]] e553021939bbccbd87c739d0e1b859da6304e6f5 268 267 2024-07-30T15:04:24Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Black metal artists]] Mayhem are a Norwegian black metal band. Founded by Euronymous, Necrobutcher and Kjetil Manheim, d614e76f89d7a2a0050d4758070dcaf87976f9af 0 120 269 2024-07-30T22:31:02Z Guffy 6 Created page with "[[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] '''MDC''' is an American Hardcore Punk band from Texas. Their lyrical themes consist of criticism of police, capitalism, homophobia and American culture. Their song “John Wayne was a Nazi” is featured in Grand Theft Auto 5. =Members= * Dave Dictor - Vocals (1979–1995, 2000-present) * Russ Kalita - Guitar (2008-present) * Barry d'live Ward - Guitar (2017-present) * Mike Smith - Bass (2007-present) * Erica Liss - Bass (1992–199..." wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] '''MDC''' is an American Hardcore Punk band from Texas. Their lyrical themes consist of criticism of police, capitalism, homophobia and American culture. Their song “John Wayne was a Nazi” is featured in Grand Theft Auto 5. =Members= * Dave Dictor - Vocals (1979–1995, 2000-present) * Russ Kalita - Guitar (2008-present) * Barry d'live Ward - Guitar (2017-present) * Mike Smith - Bass (2007-present) * Erica Liss - Bass (1992–1995, 202-present) * Adam Crisis - Drums (2023-present) =Discography= '''Albums''' * Millions of Dead Cops (1982) * Smoke Signals (1986) * Millions of Damn Christians (1987) * Metal Devil Cokes (1989) * Hey Cop!!! If I Had a Face Like Yours... (1991) * Shades of Brown (1993) * Magnus Dominus Corpus (2004) * Mein Trumpf (2017) * Millions of Dead Cowboys (2020) * War Is a Racket (2023) '''Extended Plays''' * Multi-Death Corporations (as Multi-Death Corporations) (1983) * Children Squawk (as Millions of Dead Children) (1984) '''Singles''' * John Wayne was a Nazi (as The Stains) (1980) * John Wayne was a Nazi (as Millions of Dead Cops) (1981) 79addec5aaef6972e46e544add05317bcbb39dd9 270 269 2024-07-30T22:31:46Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] '''MDC''' is an American Hardcore Punk band from Texas. Their lyrical themes consist of criticism of police, capitalism, homophobia and American culture. Their song “John Wayne was a Nazi” is featured in Grand Theft Auto 5. =Members= * Dave Dictor - Vocals (1979–1995, 2000-present) * Russ Kalita - Guitar (2008-present) * Barry d'live Ward - Guitar (2017-present) * Mike Smith - Bass (2007-present) * Erica Liss - Bass (1992–1995, 2023-present) * Adam Crisis - Drums (2023-present) =Discography= '''Albums''' * Millions of Dead Cops (1982) * Smoke Signals (1986) * Millions of Damn Christians (1987) * Metal Devil Cokes (1989) * Hey Cop!!! If I Had a Face Like Yours... (1991) * Shades of Brown (1993) * Magnus Dominus Corpus (2004) * Mein Trumpf (2017) * Millions of Dead Cowboys (2020) * War Is a Racket (2023) '''Extended Plays''' * Multi-Death Corporations (as Multi-Death Corporations) (1983) * Children Squawk (as Millions of Dead Children) (1984) '''Singles''' * John Wayne was a Nazi (as The Stains) (1980) * John Wayne was a Nazi (as Millions of Dead Cops) (1981) 3a8359ce7257771cd65751af85970dc28ccc5a2b 0 7 271 238 2024-08-09T21:41:46Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6177CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} '''CY83RN0153''' (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) * arch sux (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 0dc8f0c6182c660cece9d5d4d535d26bd60f66e6 274 271 2024-08-29T19:07:31Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6117CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} '''CY83RN0153''' (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) * arch sux (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) 34e3ff3e7191abac22a671423374dd3429acfff1 275 274 2024-08-29T19:08:22Z CY83RN0153 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Cybergrind artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Speedcore artists]] [[Category: Noisecore artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: Extratone artists]] [[Category: Splittercore artists]] [[Category: Gabber artists]] [[Category: Harsh noise wall artists]] [[Category: Nintendocore artists]] [[Category: Grindcore artists]] [[Category: Hardcore punk artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = CY83RN0153 |image = CY83R1060.jpeg |data1 = 6117CH, vltraviolentjvnglist, cvtefemboi |data2 = Spain |data3 = 2023-present |data4 = [[Cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[harsh noise]], [[hardcore techno]], [[harsh noise wall]], [[gabber]], [[speedcore]], [[grindcore]], [[splittercore]], [[extratone]], [[hardcore punk]], [[noisecore]], [[nintendocore]] |data5 = Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://cy83rn0153.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] }} '''CY83RN0153''' (pronounced Cybernoise) is a Spanish multi-genre ([[cybergrind]], [[breakcore]], [[digital hardcore]], [[noisecore]], [[harsh noise]], [[harsh noise wall]], etc.) artist and the founder of this wiki (hi). ==Career== Although they had tried to make music before, they have only really been active since May 2023, originally releasing DnB and [[breakcore]] under the name "cvtefemboi" before experimenting with [[cybergrind]] around October of the same year. They changed their name to "vltraviolentjvnglist" early on before ending up with "CY83RN0153" in early 2024 after multiple [[cybergrind]] and [[harsh noise]] releases. ==Discography== ;Albums * hell (2023) * NOISE (2024) * upon victory singles (2024) * the worst album ever made (2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[Guffy]]) (2024) * arch sux (2024) ;Extended Plays * pre-cybergrind shit (2023) * the indvstrial ep (2023) * acoustic "music" (2024) * I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF (2024) * BORN TO DIE//WORLD IS A FUCK//鬼神 Kill Em All 1989//I am trash man//410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS (2024) * altered states of spain (2024) * LTMSILPRRBYAL (2024) * music for retards (2024) * i have 3 styles when using drums (2024) * noise is music because music is noise (2024) * trve (2024) * babe wake up sex 2 just dropped (2024) * THE UNFINISHED EARLY FLP COLLECTION VOL.I (as ctvefemboi) (2024) * tales of a broken trans girl (2024) 23d9ac1bdc52be48a6b26e01d2563db3e5bdd46a 0 93 272 235 2024-08-21T12:06:42Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, DJ Zelda, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} '''Guffy''' (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. ==Career== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) 05e5ad8e715162b85e0ffc72681e6fc20257bbb0 273 272 2024-08-21T12:07:04Z Guffy 6 wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category: Harsh noise artists]] [[Category: Breakcore artists]] [[Category: IDM artists]] [[Category: Hardcore techno artists]] {{artistbox |name = Guffy |image = GUFFYLOGO.jpg |data1 = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, insomniac prism, Isopropyl, The Deadman |data2 = Wales |data3 = 2021-present |data4 = [[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]] |data5 = Ride Records (2021-2024) Self-published |data6 = ??? |data7 = [https://guffy.bandcamp.com/] [https://linktr.ee/Guffy666] [https://linktr.ee/frozenstrawberryfanta] }} '''Guffy''' (pronouced Guff-ee) is a Welsh multi-genre ([[breakcore]], [[IDM]], [[Harsh noise]], [[Hardcore techno]]) artist. Guffy has also used other aliases for the production of music. These names include ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, cthvlhu, insomniac prism, Isopropyl & The Deadman. ==Career== Guffy started making music in late 2021, publishing various demo albums online, using websites such as SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Audiomack. In April 2022, he released his first EP, Ganymede and his first official album, TWIST. He also briefly founded his own label, Ride Records, which he used for the publications of his and his friends music. Ride Records shut down on January 1st 2024.On March 23rd 2024, Guffy received his first radio play, on BBC Radio Wales, with the song "frozen strawberry fanta". Guffy has also used different aliases to release music. His most recent aliases being ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (pronounced as Shrug Emoticon) ==Discography== ;Albums (as Guffy) * TWIST (2022) * GUFFY (2022) * Stargazing (w/ Jayson 2) (2022) * Dead//Man (as The Deadman) (2023) * God Complex? I find it quite simple. (2023) * LAIN (2023) * flowers bring home the love of the self (2024) * LAIN II (2024) * ear pain for fun (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) * cybernetics(2024) * CY83RN0153 X GUFFY (w/ [[CY83RN0153]]) (2024) ; Extended Plays * Ganymede (w/ constellada) (2022) * White Noise (as The Deadman) (2022) * 404 Error (2023) * isopropyl1 (as Isopropyl) (2024) * miscellaneous analogue recordings (as insomniac prism) (2024) * live @ my house (as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) (2024) 95910b20f2f1b16f25e47ad8428a4a7499227072